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In late 2014, plans were announced for an inaugural meeting of the association that was to be held at Penn State Harrisburg in February 2015. But the meeting was Please See BUSINESS, Page A6
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Lower Swatara makes 4 key hires Public safety director, 2 police OK’d
By Dan Miller
Almost two years ago after being incorporated with the state, why is there still no downtown business association in Middletown? It’s not for lack of effort among a handful of business leaders, who persistently keep knocking their heads against the wall toward creating a group to promote the interests of Middletown businesses and to provide a vehicle for marketing the town’s growing number of attractions to the rest of the world. Economic development consultants advocated the need for a Chamber of Commercelike business association in Middletown in May 2014 in a study that was completed by Commonwealth Economics LLC for borough council. In December 2014, articles of incorporation for the Middletown Business Association were filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State by the Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority. The authority created the association and approved a $20,000 grant that was supposed to cover start-up costs, like paying lawyers to draw up and file the incorporation papers, and to develop and launch a website to market and promote Middletown-area businesses and attractions. The papers were filed and a site was launched, although the site is now defunct. The $20,000 grant for start-up costs may still be available. For reasons never made clear, it appears the authority used another funding source to cover the costs of incorporating the association and of the website. “The money was promised but the check was never cut,” Councilor Dawn Knull said of the $20,000 grant to the Press And Journal. Borough council should turn the $20,000 grant over to the association as a matter of “good faith” and to demonstrate its support for the effort, Councilor Diana McGlone said. “It would be a very meaningful gesture on council’s part and would signify that council is committed to economic development.”
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Members of the Blue Raider football team practicing for the new season were among the first students to get a peek inside the new high school. Please see more photos on B8.
It’s not just the high school that’s upgraded — the way students learn is changing By Dan Miller
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If the new Middletown Area High School has the feel of a college campus, the feeling is intentional, says high school Principal Michael Carnes, who took the Press And Journal on a tour of the new $41 million high school on Aug. 19. The new school is meant to prepare students for what awaits them in the post-secondary educational experience, Carnes said. The entire building has an open-space feel, to support an educational philosophy embracing independent and collaborative learning among these legions of iPad-armed students. Given the rapid pace of change in education — so much of it driven by advances in technology — designing a building to anticipate the future of learning is a daunting if not impossible task. “We had to think when you design this building to last 70 years, what’s education going to look like in 70 years?” Carnes said. “I don’t know. I’ll be gone. But you’ve got to make it a little closer to what you think it might (be).” In planning and designing the new high school, it appears the intent is not so much trying to predict what education will be like 50 or 70 years from now, but instead to build a space that is adaptable and flexible enough to accommodate those changes to come — whatever they will be. Just about everything in the classrooms can easily Please See NEW, Page A6
Principal Michael Carnes checks out the Apple TV system set up to support the use of iPads and other media in Beth Gannon-Rittenhouse's 10th grade English classroom.
Finishing touches still being completed By Dan Miller
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Suski
The new Middletown Area High School will be ready for the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 29. Superintendent Lori Suski guarantees it. At the same time, it was obvious from our tour of the building on Friday, Aug. 19, that there is still work to be done. People working for the contractor and the building architect could be found
all over the new school, attending to what Suski called a “punch list” of last-minute to-dos. There were men on ladders, men painting, men putting in and adjusting shelves, and floors still to be waxed. Working and moving around all this are the administrators, building staff, and the teachers — who started moving in on Monday, Aug. 15. There are Please See TOUCHES, Page A6
You will be caught ... I promise you that!” — it happened, and arsonist is now in prison By Dan Miller
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Esmeralda Gonzalez stands next to the home-made sign she displayed on her front porch after her home in the 100 block of North Catherine Street in Middletown was targeted by an arsonist in August 2015.
At first Esmeralda Gonzalez could feel only raw anger toward the young man who on Aug. 18, 2015, set fire to her house in the 100 block of North Catherine Street in Middletown. Her anger manifested itself in a sign she placed on her front porch, before an arrest was made — “You will be caught … I promise you that!” But somewhere along the line that anger turned to sadness. Almost a year later to the day — Aug. 16, 2016 — 19-year old Carl E. Nelson III of Ann Street in Middletown pleaded guilty to arson in Dauphin County Court and was sentenced to two and one-half
to 5 years in state prison. He has already served one year of his sentence in Dauphin County Prison. According to police reNelson cords, Nelson set fire to the residence after he and Gonzalez’ son had argued over a skateboard. Nelson and a friend drank some cough syrup, and Nelson came back to the residence with a bottle of Gatorade filled with kerosene. Inside the house at the time was Gonzalez’ daughter, her boyfriend, and the couple’s 10-month old baby.
The fire caused at least $8,000 in damages, mostly to vinyl siding on the front and side of the porch. Gonzalez knew from the start that Nelson had been behind the blaze, but the sentencing in the courtroom had been her first opportunity to confront him face to face. “’I’m not even mad at you anymore. I feel bad for you,’” Gonzalez said she told Nelson. “’I have a son your age. I wouldn’t want my son to go where you are going.’” She told Nelson that he had never apologized for what he had done, and if he would, “‘I would be the first to speak up for you at the parole hearing’” if Nelson would ever be considered for early release from prison. Please See PROMISE, Page A6
Lower Swatara commissioners voted Aug. 17 to hire a public safety director, a construction code official and two police officers. Frank Williamson, who retired earlier this year as public safety director and police chief in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, will become the township’s public safety officer Aug. 29. He will oversee the police department, fire protection and coordination with emergency management agencies, said Tom Mehaffie, president of the commissioners. Former Police Chief Richard Brandt retired July 1. “I have been retired for about five months and was looking for a second career,” Williamson said. His retirement from Lower Allen Township had been planned three years prior when he entered a deferred retirement program, setting up his retirement at the close of 2015, but continued into 2016 at the request of the township. Williamson said he wants to establish “open communication between all those agencies,” including the police, fire department and EMS agencies. His first goal is to establish improved coordination and cooperation as they respond together. Jact DelaCruz has been named the township’s construction code official. Alan Knoche retired earlier this year as the codes official. The commissioners voted to extend conditional offers to Ryan Lesko and Artemus Tuisl as police officers. Four candidates were interviewed for the openings. The new officers have additional tests to complete before the offers become official, according to Anne Shambaugh, township manager. Two police officers left Lower Swatara in 2015, and a third resigned in May 2016, when the commissioners voted to begin the hiring process.
Correction The Aug. 17th front-page story “Man’s death called sign of drug problem that keeps growing” contained incorrect information. The Middletown Police Department carries naxolone, a drug that reverses the effect of an overdose.
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Seiders, gas station owner, was cornerstone in the community By Dan Miller
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Maryanne Irvin
Maryanne E. (Menendez) Irvin, 78, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at Frey Village. She was born on December 28, 1937 in Bronx, N.Y. and was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Michilina C. (DeLucia) Menendez. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband John F. Irvin. Surviving are her daughters, Dawn (Greg) Watson, and Dinene (Raymond) Rye; son Shawn Irvin; nine grandchildren, Stephanie, Christina, Angela, Greg II, Taylor, Leeah, Tommy, and Sophia, Eden; nine greatgrandchildren; one great-great grandchild; brother Michael (Sheila); and nieces, Michelle and Nicole (Amy). She was a member of Valley Baptist Church in Middletown. A tribute to Maryanne’s life will be held at Valley Baptist Church on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Jerry Cowan officiating. Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family. The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 East Main St., Middletown, PA 17057, with the funeral arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donation can be made to her church, 1190 N. Union St., Middletown, PA 17057. Condolences can be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com.
Adell Krodel “Grandma”
Adell Jessie (Derr) Krodel, 98, of Middletown, peacefully fell asleep in death on Sunday, August 14, 2016, at her home. She was born on April 20, 1918 in Columbia Pa., the daughter of the late Martin and Anna (Duke) Derr. Grandma was a homemaker that enjoyed cooking, needlework and gardening. She took great pleasure in traveling with her beloved husband of 61 years, Millard F. Krodel Sr., who preceded her in death. Adell was also preceded in death by infant twins and her son, Millard “Mick” F. Krodel Jr. She spent many hours reading the Bible and sharing her faith with others as a member of the Middletown Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Grandma was a loyal friend, parent and caregiver whose example keeps influencing those who knew her. She is survived by her daughter-inlaw, Mary Jane Krodel of Middletown; a grandson, Christopher Krodel of Linglestown; three granddaughters, Lynne Wiley of Middletown, Jeanette Crumm of York, and Kathleen Thome of Elizabethtown; and a great-granddaughter, Rachel Loobey of Harrisburg. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 28 at 4 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 3235 Foxianna Road, Middletown, PA 17057. Immediately following the service, the family will be available for visitation at the Londonderry Fire Hall where light refreshments will be served. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com.
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Elwood Seiders was generous. But he also knew early on how to get the most out of a buck. Whenever Seiders took his thengirlfriend (and later wife) Frances out for a milkshake, he would just buy one but ask for two straws. That way he and Frances could drink from the same glass at the same time. Robert Reid, Middletown’s longtime former mayor, can’t tell the story without laughing. “Elwood was very, very thrifty,” Reid says. Far more common are the stories of the many ways Seiders gave to his community over the almost 60 years that he owned the Elwood’s Sunoco station at West Main and North Catherine streets in Middletown. “Generous to a fault” was how his daughter, Debbie Bryan, described how her father would give away a tank of gasoline for free, especially to people new to the area who had no money. Sometimes those on the receiving end would come back and pay Seiders the money, sometimes they wouldn’t. To Seiders it didn’t seem to matter, said Debbie, who for years has managed the financial end of things at the station. Seiders passed away at his home in Middletown at age 87 on Saturday, Aug. 13. He was surrounded by members of his family, including Frances, who was Seiders’ wife for 64 years. Seiders in a 2007 article in the Press And Journal talked of how he would sometimes walk the two and a half miles to the station in the winter if the snow was too deep for his car. He wanted to make sure that emergency vehicles and snowmobiles had some-
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Elwood Seiders stands proudly in front of his station in this photo that hangs on the wall in the customer area at Elwood's Sunoco.
Left, Elwood Seiders is shown shortly before Dec. 2, 2009, the last day his station sold gasoline to customers. Above, the shop sign says goodbye.
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hard and tried to be honest and trustworthy with everybody. That’s what kept him here so long. You don’t really see that much, anymore.” To daughter-in-law Edie Seiders, Elwood Seiders lived out the simple command that Jesus Christ gave to one of his disciples in John 21:17 — “Feed my sheep.” She talked of grown men “bawling” during Seiders’ funeral, trying to tell stories of how Seiders had come to their aid while they were little boys.
In one case, two boys goofing around stuck hair on their face with adhesive as a disguise, but then couldn’t get it off. Their parents weren’t around, so they ended up at the station. Seiders found some way to remove to stuff, and everything was all right. That was the type of simple act of kindness for which Seiders was known, the type people never forgot. “That’s what he was to the community — a cornerstone,” Edie said. There are no plans to close the station, Debbie Bryan told the Press And Journal. The business will stay in the family and the station will keep the Elwood’s name, she said.
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where to go to get gas. Reid knows first-hand about that. One time during a blizzard Reid’s snowblower ran out of gas. A kid in the neighborhood was going around collecting empty gasoline cans from people. A while later the boy came back with all the cans full of gasoline. “I wondered where in the world did he find gas on a day like today?” Reid remembers. The boy had gotten it from Seiders. Seiders bought the station in 1957. He loved to whistle while he was working. He was also a big Hershey Bears fan — a season ticket holder for at least 40 years. He liked to garden and work out in the yard, even mowing the grass. He didn’t hunt, but he liked to go deerspotting and enjoyed watching birds and other wildlife. But mostly, Seiders’ life was inseparable from his work. Long after most other stations had opted out of full service, you could still pull into Elwood’s and get your tank filled, your windows cleaned, and your oil checked — all without getting out of your car. That’s how Seiders insisted on doing things, until 2009 when the business decided to take the pumps out. Selling gasoline no longer made sense economically, said Bill Landis, Seiders’ grandson, who started working at the station as the in-house mechanic at age 13. Keeping the pumps cost more than what the station made from selling gasoline. That had to have been a tough decision, given how much gasoline Seiders had given away over the years to those in need. “Say somebody needed gas because they were trying to get home. He would just be like, ‘Here you go, send me a check later.’” Landis said. “He worked
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of God will celebrate with a book launch party from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, with copies available for sale. The book is available at the Middletown Pharmacy and Amazon. com. Readers also may contact Houser at margaret.houser@ verizon.net to purchase a copy. Houser’s daughter Darlene met Daniel Hershberger when she Margaret began attending Houser school through the Intermediate Unit. They began dating and Hershberger slowly became part of the family, Houser said in the book. “They met in school and they wanted to be together,” Houser said. It was one of the hardest things to let her go.” Houser and her husband, Butch, made a commitment to Darlene and Daniel to support them in holding jobs and getting to work because neither is able to drive. Darlene has worked at the Sheraton hotel on Lindle Road in Swatara Township for more than 25 years. Daniel worked for Co-Ven-Co, formerly Canteen, in Lower Swatara Township, until his health forced him to retire in January 2016 after 30 years. With support, especially in being shuttled to work every day, Dan and Darlene paid off their home’s mortgage in 23 years. The marriage saved Dan from being
Daniel and Darlene Hershberger placed in a group home in his 20s, Houser said. Darlene is able to cook with a microwave, oven and crock pot. “She has learned many things by being on her own with support,” Houser said. But that’s one of the reasons Houser wrote the book, she said. The fruit of all her encouragement and patience has allowed her daughter and son-in-law to have lives that others once thought was impossible. “I know individuals like them that want to be married and one parent or
both parents will say no,” Houser said. “I had those fears, too,” Houser said. Ultimately, she supported them and helped them, and found it incredibly rewarding. “I have been encouraged because so many people are in that situation.” Through their marriage, Darlene and Daniel enjoyed their time together at Hersheypark, Hershey Bears hockey games and watching football on TV. “It’s amazing they are married 26 years,” Houser said. “They lead a nice life together.”
Authors visiting Middletown library Aug. 27 Local authors will share their stories about how they became writers during a special event from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Middletown Public Library. Charlie Brenneman of Middletown, a retired mixed martial arts competitor, wrote the autobiography “Driven: My Unlikely Journey from the Classroom to the Cage.” John Benedict, a practicing anesthesiologist in Harrisburg, is the writer of medical thrillers including “Fatal
Complications” and “Adrenaline.” Gabriella Gill, a student at Harrisburg Area Community College, writes fantasy and superhero stories. Her books “Saving Metropolis” and “Behind the Mask: A Look at Seven Superheroes and Four Supervillains” were published when she was a teenager. Philadelphia’s Jeffry W. Johnston has published 35 short stories, more than 200 articles and a young adult mystery novel, “Fragments.” Natalie Damschroder is the author of
romantic adventures including “The Color of Courage” and “Aftershocks.” Deb Daniels Lerew of Dillsburg, writes paranormal mystery novels and young adult fiction under the pen name Leta Hawk, including “School Spirit” and “The Newbie.” Nicole Zoltack of Hellertown writes paranormal romances, historical fiction epic fantasy books, including “Black Hellebore” and “Champion of Valor.”
TMI Community Information Night is scheduled for Sept. 8 Exelon, the operator of Three Mile Island, will host its annual free Community Information Night from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at the TMI Training Center on Route 441. Experts from the facility will be on hand to discuss the operation of the plant, safety procedures for workers, Native American and natural history
of the island and the security of the facility. Visitors will be able to tour the training control room and take a bus trip to the island. Light refreshments will be served. Register for the event by contracting Ralph DeSantis at 717-948-8930 or ralph.desantis@exeloncorp.com.
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The scramble before school begins on Monday, Aug. 29. Best wishes to all of you who are going back or just starting school. Middletown Area High School looks like it is coming together after a long time of mountains of dirt, disarray, moving, demolition and finally a finished beautiful building. It is exciting for the students and faculty to start the 2016-17 school year in a brand new school. I wonder how many of you enjoyed watching the Rio 2016 Olympics. Most of us remember watching the games and events as we grew up. There are so many things to learn about the athletes and the competitions. I think getting to know their stories helps us to identify with them. A big memory for me was swimmer Mark Spitz. The summer of 1972 was full of excitement about him and the seven gold medals he won in Munich. I was only 11, but I remember the handsome posters of him in my older sister’s room and the sensation he caused. It just stays with you. Of course, Michael Phelps won eight golds in 2008 in Beijing. He is now a household name. And he continues to wow us. Recently Phelps paid tribute to swimming legend Mark Spitz by mimicking his iconic pose with his haul of Olympic gold. Phelps, the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, posed for a portrait while the five gold and one silver medals he won in Rio were draped around his neck. Phelps overall medal tally is now up to 28, including 23 golds! The photo shoot was a call-back to one Spitz posed for after his triumph in 1972. He was photographed standing tall in his USA swimsuit with his medals dangling around his neck. The picture was used to make a poster, which sold more than 1 million copies and was the most popular portrait of any athlete at the time. Spitz, now 66, was in Rio to cheer on Phelps in his final Olympics. I have to mention Olympic athlete Jesse Owens, even though the 1936 Olympic games, Berlin, Germany, were way before my time. Owens won international fame with four gold medals in track and field events. He was the most successful athlete at the games and has been credited with single-handedly crushing Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy. Owens was the youngest of 10 children born to a sharecropper in Alabama in 1913. The family moved to Ohio when he was 9 and soon he realized his passion for running. He attributed his athletic success to his junior high track coach. His story is one that inspires. Teachers, you never know the affect you have on your students. Students, recognize your God-given gifts/talents and don’t waste them. Work hard, practice and develop yourself. Actually, that is good advice for all of us! Have a wonderful week and don’t be shy, let me know your news to share with your neighbors.
Birthdays Happy 19th cake day to Hannah Ebersole of Lower Swatara as she celebrates on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Enjoy! Here is a happy birthday shout to TJ Bechtel of Lower Swatara on Thursday, Aug. 25. I hope your 24th birthday is amazing! Joe Bendgen of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Thursday, Aug. 25. May it be a sweet sound to you on your super special day, Joe! Laura Snyder of Lower Swatara celebrates cake day No. 23 on Friday, Aug. 26. Best wishes for a wonderful weekend birthday, Laura. Happy sweet 16 birthday to Marie Chambers of Middletown. Her honkbeep-beep day is Friday, Aug. 26. Be safe, have fun! Edward Hawk of Lower Swatara will celebrate his balloon-flying day on Saturday, Aug. 27. May the sun shine over you, Ed. Enjoy! Happy brand-new-teener birthday to Alyssa Bush of Lower Swatara. This girl is 13 on Sunday, Aug. 28. Have fun! Cohen Hunter of Lower Swatara will spend the last day of summer vacation celebrating his 10th cake day on Sunday, Aug. 28. Have a super time, Cohen! Keira Weise-Torres of Middletown will have her 12th sparkles and glitterme holiday birthday on Sunday, Aug. 28. May it be sweet like you, Keira! A huge happy birthday is sent to our son Daniel Ackerman of Swatara. He turns 24 on Monday, Aug. 29. Hard to believe he was six when I started doing this column. I hope your day is full of fun and great times. Much love and God’s grace to you, Daniel! Don Shroy of Lower Swatara marks his 81st birthday on Monday, Aug. 29. Hoping your day is pleasant and full of love, Don! Nick DeFrancisco of Lower Swatara celebrates his party day on Monday, Aug. 29. Hoping cake and ice cream day No. 27 is sweet! Happy birthday to Shelby Schiefer of Lower Swatara. Her confetti-popping day is Tuesday, Aug. 30. Enjoy the entire week celebrating, Shelby! Anniversaries Happy 37th wedding anniversary to Keith and Cheryl Daily of Lower Swatara. They were married on Aug. 24, 1979. Have a wonderful Wednesday celebrating, you two! Bob and Marie Triplett of Lower Swatara celebrate their 31st hearts and flowers day on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Enjoy a super special day together. Best wishes to Jarrett and Deborah Roan of Lower Swatara on Thursday, Aug. 25. They celebrate four years together. Don’t forget, the gift should be an appliance! Glenn and Sue Cameron of Lower Swatara took their marriage vows 33 years ago on Aug. 27. Congrats to you and I hope your Saturday is full of celebration and joy!
Bob and Gloria Clouser Jr. of Middletown will be celebrating their 33 years together on Saturday, Aug. 27. Best wishes to you both for an over-the-top anniversary time! Happy 34th wedding anniversary to Joe and Jeanette Cepietz of Lower Swatara. They celebrate on Sunday, Aug. 28. May the day be full of sunshine and happiness as you remember your special day. Don and Donna Sipe of Lower Swatara mark 35 years together on Monday, Aug. 29. The gift is jade! Enjoy this day all week long and congrats to you two! Many good wishes of love and joy are sent to Rob and Brenda Rineer of Lower Swatara. They mark their anniversary on Monday, Aug. 29, too. Enjoy! John Carroll dean’s list Sydney Brown of Hummelstown was named to the dean’s list at John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, for the spring 2016 semester. Clemson dean’s list Elizabeth A. Reiner of Elizabethtown was named to the dean’s list at Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, for the spring 2016 semester. She is majoring in microbiology. Glad grads The following students from Elizabethtown were recognized as members of the 2016 graduating class of Eastern Mennonite University of Harrisonburg, Virginia, having earned a bachelor of science in nursing: Anne Baer, Cherri DeGroat, Amanda Heisey-Gallagher, Peter Ogilvie, Laura Schiavoni. Research Students More than 30 Lebanon Valley College students presented their scientific work at the sixth annual Disappearing Boundaries Summer Research Meeting recently at the College’s NeidigGarber Science Center. Local students who participated include: Stephen Slimak of Elizabethtown. Slimak, a graduate of Lower Dauphin High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in chemistry in ACS chemistry and mathematics at The Valley. Joseph Olives of Hummelstown. Olives, a graduate of Hershey High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in chemistry at The Valley.
Horn Program in Entrepreneurship’s Summer Founders Program, a 12 week long pre-accelerator used to validate members’ novel business ideas. Lazarus Rising has already been recognized as a promising enterprise, winning a total of $3,250 in seed money in two University of Delaware competitions. At a recent competition in April, the organization reported laudable success — 82 percent of participants find employment. Quote of the Week “The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself — the invisible, inevitable battles inside us all of us — that’s where it’s at.” — Jesse Owens, athlete
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Question of the Week What do you like best about the Olympics? “I really like water polo and volleyball.” Dave Kruse, Ohio. “Swimming! Freestyle stroke is the best.” Tommy Perkins, 8, Lower Paxton. “Basketball. It is my favorite sport to play and the only one I like to watch.” William Benkavic, 13, Lower Paxton. “The display of patriotism and national unity for team USA. Also, that people of different backgrounds can come together and work as a team.” Ann Seaton, Hummelstown. “I was a gymnast when I was young, so I really enjoy watching gymnastics.” Greta Conrad, Mechanicsburg. “I like the women’s gymnastics and the men’s 100 and 200 meter races. I like how Usain Bolt prays before he runs!” Sue Lawruk, Lower Swatara.
New Beginnings Church at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., will celebrate its fifth anniversary on Aug. 28. Pastor Britt Strohecker, a native of Middletown, has led the congregation since its origin. During the 10:30 worship service, memories of their first five years will be revisited.
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Homeowners group wants to buy islands from York Haven Power By Eric Wise
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Lawyers representing the Lake Frederick Homeowners Association have contacted representatives of York Haven Power Co. about purchasing two Susquehanna River islands, an association representative said. Association leaders will discuss their plans with Londonderry Township supervisors during the Sept. 6 meeting if the township grants the request to be placed on the agenda. Calls to Jim Diamond of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, one of the township’s solicitors, were not returned about whether the township would consider it. The association would like to purchase Beshore Island and York Haven’s properties on Shelley Island, which includes the farmland in the center of the island and the 178 recreational lots that encircle most of the island, said Derek Krehling, president of the association. Bare’s Tip at the southern end of Shelley Island is owned by Rick Krehling, who operates Rick’s Campground and Marina in Goldsboro, York County. Rick Krehling is Derek’s uncle. The group is not at a point where it has established a price for which it would buy the islands. “They didn’t say no, but they didn’t say yes, either,” Derek Krehling said of York Haven Power. “So far none of the parties involved have said no. However, it is going to be an uphill battle with various regulatory bodies,” said Joshua Thompson, business manager of the association. “We will be working to take our
own inventory of the island properties, prepare elevation reports and develop additional plans to achieve the compliance needed.” The assoc i a t i o n w a s D. Krehling formed hastily in March, when Londonderry Township announced a proposed compliance agreement with York Haven that would allow the homeowners who lease properties on the two islands to use the properties through the end of the summer in 2017. They would then have until November 2017 to remove their homes and other possessions, returning the properties to a natural state. Since that time, the association’s attorneys have drafted a business plan for them to buy the island and get properties in compliance with the township codes. “Our association has been hard at work on a business plan to operate the island,” Thompson said. Homes on the islands exhibit “widespread noncompliance” with the township’s floodplain ordinance, according to a letter from Jeff Burkhart, township zoning officer, to York Haven officials from earlier this year. Londonderry Township supervisors gave the homeowners a one-month reprieve in March, but they approved the agreement in April. York Haven’s management of the island has not allowed cabin owners
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to undertake projects to renovate cabins they way they would like, which has exacerbated the noncompliance issues, Krehling said. At the same time, the township spent about 30 years ignoring its own floodplain development ordinance until July 2014, when township officials held a meeting outlining the requirements of compliance. Steve Letavic, the township manager, urged the supervisors to approve the agreement with York Haven as a first step in getting into compliance because FEMA officials threatened to eliminate federal government backed flood insurance for properties within the township and prevent federal disaster assistance grants to the township. In April, York Haven officials told the homeowners they were not free to negotiate until the threat of enforcement was removed by the township. In May, upon questioning from the island homeowners, the township officials said the homeowners are free to negotiate their own agreement with York Haven, as long as compliance will be achieved. Thompson said he hopes that the association’s proposal will be seriously considered. “We are dependent on the cooperation from Londonderry Township, FEMA, York Haven and other entities to make this work,” Thompson said. “We hope they will be amenable to working with us for the benefit of the area as well as our community.” Diamond has said the township has no power to force York Haven, as the landowner, to continue recreational leases on its Shelley and Beech Island
So far none of the parties involved have said no. However, it is going to be an uphill battle with various regulatory bodies.”
Joshua Thompson, Lake Frederick Homeowners Association business manager properties. If the homeowners association bought the island properties, it would be able to pool its resources to get homes into compliance, Krehling said. Homes that predate the 1980 adoption of the floodplain ordinance are exempt from its regulations, providing that the home has not been improved by more than 50 percent of its value, or it has not sustained damage in a flood of 50 percent, including cumulative losses that exceed 50 percent. The homeowners association estimates that about 90 percent of the homes on Shelley Island predate the floodplain ordinance. Many of the homes were built or transported to Shelley Island in the years following the 1972 flood, especially from 1974 to 1978, Thompson said. The elevation of the island varies to some degree, with higher areas that have not been flooded since 1972, Krehling said. Londonderry Township will enforce the floodplain development ordinance on all the islands, affecting about 238 other cabins on Hill, Poplar and Beech islands, but enforcement has not yet begun, according to Diamond.
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A flag-raising ceremony was held early Tuesday Aug. 23 in front of the new Middletown Area High School. Standing in front and saluting are six veterans who work for the school district; from left Mark Molnar, Kevin Little, Tony Colemire, Ken Britcher, Mike Garman and Bill Meiser. Standing behind are district and high school staff.
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Area native one of ‘most talented young chefs in the country’ Bon Appetit honors Sukle’s Providence restaurant By Jason Maddux Press And Journal Staff
Bon Appetit magazine’s seventh best new restaurant in the United States might be more than 350 miles away, but its roots are pure Middletown. The renowned food and dining publication calls Oberlin, a restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island, “home to one of the most talented young chefs in the country, Benjamin Sukle.” If that name sounds familiar … yes, he is the son of Press And Sukle Journal owners Louise and Joe Sukle. Sukle, 31 and his wife, Heidi, opened a Providence restaurant called birch (with a lower-case “b,” named for birch beer) in June 2013. They opened Oberlin in January. Oberlin is named for Oberlin Gardens, the small community where his father and grandparents grew up. It is located on Union Street in Providence … the same street name where the Press And Journal is located in Middletown. In ranking it No. 7, Bon Appetit writer Andrew Knowlton heaped praise on Oberlin. Knowlton said Sukle is “a chef cooking with his gut, in a place I could come back to night after night” and that “Sukle has a sixth sense for surprising ingredients — sauerkraut, horseradish — that jibe with a fish’s texture and sweetness.” More Knowlton praise included: “As masterful as Sukle is with the raw, his skills with the cooked — especially house-made pasta — may be more transcendent. Pillowy gnocchi with littlenecks in a chive-flecked broth (the only clam chowder I’ll ever crave) should be inducted into the better-thanthe-original hall of fame.” Sukle is no stranger to rave reviews. He has been nominated twice by the famed James Beard Foundation for awards: semifinalist in 2014 for Best Chef: Northeast while at birch and 2012 semifinalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year in the United States while at Dorrance, also in Providence. Birch, too, was honored by Bon Appetit — in 2014 as one of its Top 50 new restaurants in the country.
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He said he knew the difference between a bad and a good tomato because of his grandfather’s garden. “I’m 31 and that stuff is still vivid to me,” he said. His mother started getting into cooking shows when he was a teen. “I’d watch those with her and it was super-fun,” he said. He thought he might make it a career. At age 16, he started loading buns into a toaster at Red Robin. “It was a perfect job for a ding-dong 16-year-old,” he said. Kuppy’s Diner was always one of his favorites in Middletown. In 2008, Sukle graduated from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, which has one of the best culinary arts programs in the country. He later worked in a three-week internship at Noma in Copenhagen, which is considered one of the best restaurants in the world. Nowadays, he doesn’t make much food for himself. “Anytime anyone cooks for me it’s a big deal,” he said, adding “I’m ashamed of how much money I’ve put into Wendy’s by now.” He does eat tomato sandwiches he makes for himself. “It’s easy and it’s truly one of the best things of all time, with mayo and potato bread,” he said, although now he’s using his own sourdough bread instead. The idea for Oberlin was to use more pastas, raw fish and whole roasted fish. He saw how much locally sourced fish was available while operating birch, and he felt like he wasn’t using enough. He’s still hands-on even though he’s very busy. “I bake the bread and butcher all the fish myself. I do that for both restaurants,” he said. At 5 p.m., when they open, he says he is constantly making the five-minute walk between the two restaurants. He also spends his time developing new dishes, although birch is more of the place he does that. “I’m like a mad scientist with a 99 percent failure rate,” he said. He hasn’t lost any desire toward being a chef. “It’s incredibly rewarding to say there were certain goals that were achieved,” he said. Still celebrating the honor from Bon Appetit, he laughed when asked what’s next. “I’m trying to get a cup of coffee. That’s my next step right now,” he said. Don’t expect a restaurant here in central Pennsylvania, though. “There’s no beach around there, man,” he said. “The beach is a big, big draw.”
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be on the editorial board simply to push for a pet project or the cause of a board on which they already serve. We want someone who has a point of view but not an ax to grind. We would meet once a week. For now, there would be four members. Along with myself, the editorial board would be made up of Publisher Joe Sukle and Company President Louise Sukle along with our public member. We would meet for about an hour and discuss important topics of the day and what we feel the stance of the newspaper should be in an editorial on those topics. So how do you get involved? Send us a brief resume and cover letter explaining why you want to be involved and why you would be a good fit. We will ask some of the best candidates in for brief interviews. You can email information to editor@pressandjournal.com or mail it to me at 20 S. Union St., Middletown, 17057. We hope to have our public member in place by the fall. We look forward to hearing from you.
state the newspaper’s opinion about issues at hand in the community, state or world. They aren’t the opinion of any one person, but represent the views of the newspaper’s editorial board. The editorial board of a newspaper is usually made up of key folks at the newspaper. The publisher. The editor. An editorial page editor (back in the old days, and if the paper was big enough). Maybe several other editors (again, if the paper was big enough). It might include someone from another department at the newspaper other than the newsroom. In the last 15 years, or so, there has been a push to have reader voices as part of the editorial board. So who are we looking for? You must be a regular reader of the Press And Journal. You must be willing and able to succinctly, learnedly and convincingly state your opinions on the issues facing our area while being open-minded about the views of others. Being able to write is a plus. We want someone who is engaged and wants to make a difference. But we are not looking for someone who is an elected official or a borough employee or someone who would
Jason Maddux is the editor of the Press And Journal.
PROMISE lez told Nelson. “I don’t think what you did you meant to do, but now you have to face the consequences. I could have lost my family in this, but now your mom is losing her son.” It did not seem to Gonzalez that Nelson’s mother or father, or anyone else, was there in the courtroom for him. Gonzalez said it seemed like she was the only one there to support him. That too seemed sad, Gonzalez said. But if Nelson can get his act together and do his time, Gonzalez said she will be there for him again. “The county victim advocate said they will contact me when he is up for parole. I’ll be the first one to say, ‘Let him out,’” Gonzalez said.
Continued From Page One Gonzalez then went over to Nelson in the courtroom and gave him a hug. “’I cried. He cried, and he apologized to me,’” Gonzalez said. “He was just this big kid bent over crying. It just broke my heart.” Nelson then apologized to the judge. He said he felt bad for what he did, and that every time Nelson sees his mother she is crying. Nelson’s lawyer said that Nelson has been going to anger management classes and is doing “really good” in Dauphin County Prison. “I don’t think you’re a bad guy, just that what you did was bad,” Gonza-
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Man pleads guilty to crash Borough offers in which baby was rescued secretary post A Harrisburg man responsible for a fiery New Year's Day crash in Lower Swatara Township that led to a life-saving rescue of a baby by police has pleaded guilty Fisher to all charges associated with the accident. Franklin M. Fisher III, 38, 400 block of 19th Street, is to be sentenced in Dauphin County Court on Oct. 18, according to court records posted online. Fisher, according to police records, left a party early New Year's Day with a little boy and a baby girl in
the car and ran into a utility pole near North Union Street and Longview Drive. The car burst into flames. Township police Patrolman Patrick W. Ribec was credited with rescuing the baby girl and Fisher, assisted by police from Middletown and Royalton. The little boy had escaped from the car before police arrived. Fisher on Aug. 16 pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of children, DUI, causing an accident involving injury and not being properly licensed, reckless endangerment, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, disregarding traffic lanes, speeding, careless driving, driving while under suspension, and reckless driving. — Dan Miller
NEW Continued From Page One be moved from one place to another. The storage units are on wheels. The chairs and desks are light and easy to pick up. This is all to encourage flexibility. Students might not see any two classrooms set up exactly the same way, and that’s OK with administrators. “You are going to see different configurations” in all the classrooms, tailored to a given teacher’s style of teaching, the way students learn in a particular class, and what is being taught in that class, Carnes said.
Different learning
Gone are the “old” desktop computer work stations in the classrooms — because desktop computers as a learning tool for students are a thing of the past. Instead, the new classroom is set up to support the mobile, wireless iPad. Education used to be bringing students to a physical classroom where they had to go to access knowledge. Now, students can access knowledge anytime and anywhere, thanks to those iPads and other advances in technology. So the physical space needs to support fostering an atmosphere of creativity — what students do with the knowledge. “I think the whole philosophical stance of education is reflected in the (new) building,” said Beth GannonRittenhouse, a 10th grade English teacher who was working to get her classroom set up. “The desks that we have and the way we are able to do modular grouping with them. I kind of have the kids configured in groups so they will be able to work a little more collaboratively. We are trying to
move toward taking that knowledge and being able to work creatively.” The emphasis on independent and collaborative student learning extends beyond the so-called “traditional” classroom. For example, the new high school has four “flexible” classroom areas that more resemble a casual lounge atmosphere that you might find on a college campus. Here you might find students working independently on their own, or working together in small groups. “What I will be telling teachers next week is if you want to bring your class here for a change of pace, go ahead and bring them here,” Carnes said. “If we have online learners who are learning independently, if we have students who are taking independent classes, they can come here to work. You can have groups of students potentially come in and do group work here.” The flexible classrooms are part of the philosophy of preparing students for what comes after high school. “We need to be able to treat our students in a mature way until they tell us otherwise,” Carnes added. “They are going to see spaces like this at the next level, so we want to make it feel that way to transition.”
New features
The new school has plenty of other features, some less obvious. There are neat-looking chairs, made in Germany, that a student can sit in and rock back and forth without disturbing anyone else. That would have caused a problem with the old style of chairs. “Rocking is OK. You are still learning,” Carnes said. The front entrance leads into a cafeteria food-court area where students
TOUCHES Continued From Page One still piles of boxes yet to be unpacked. Some students can also be found in the building. The football players and other fall student athletes got in first so they could start practicing for the new season. More lately, students with the “Link Crew” peer assistance club have been roaming the halls of the building. These students will be escorts for tours of the new high school being given to students and parents that started Monday, Aug. 22. Student tours of the new high school were given Monday for seniors and juniors, on Tuesday for sophomores and freshmen, and today, Aug. 24,
“We’re in good shape.” Lori Suski, Middletown superintendent for any students who cannot make the tours on the first two days. The big public unveiling won’t be until Friday, Oct. 21, when an open house of the new high school will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. as part of Homecoming Weekend festivities. Getting to this point marks completion of a four-year journey, starting with the design process in July 2012, Suski said. Ground was broken on the new high school at a cost not to exceed $40.3 million in June 2014. The $40.3 million estimate was be-
BUSINESS Continued From Page One abruptly canceled the day it was supposed to take place. Insiders say the cancellation was over a battle for control of the association between the former borough council and the authority. “It was quite operational until we were shut down,” Robin Pellegrini, owner of Alfred’s Victorian and an organizer of the fledgling association, told the present borough council on July 19. “We had some great people involved and serious momentum. We were ready to take dues but then told that we had to hold off.” The authority sought to revive the association by appointing a 10-member board of directors in October 2015. By then, results from the May primary made it apparent that new council leadership targeting the authority would be taking over in January 2016. The 10 people probably never even knew they had been appointed, Knull said during the July 19 meeting. But with the new council now firmly in place, business owners want to hit the restart button. “I think you would be proud of what that group could do,” Pellegrini told the council. “With what is being done through the streetscape and seeing the improvements being made, this would seem to be the next step to capitalize
on what we are putting in place here.” Everything is set up to move forward, said Joe Sukle, publisher of the Press And Journal. “The groundwork has already been laid for this. Why reinvent the wheel?” It also appears neither the present council nor the authority has any interest in controlling the association.
Separate entity
Council and the authority are now basically the same, since the new council in January replaced all but one of the authority’s five members with Mayor James H. Curry III and several new faces from the councilors who were elected in 2015. Moreover, council has since voted to dissolve the authority all together. The association is to be “an absolutely separate entity,” said McGlone. The association will work “in collaboration” with the borough to attract new businesses to town, and to promote those already here, McGlone said. The association should meet to draw up its own by-laws and to appoint its own board of directors, as the slate that was appointed by the authority in 2015 is no longer valid, McGlone said in subsequent comments to the Press And Journal. The business association has the green light to go forward, Council President Ben Kapenstein told Pel-
Middletown Borough Council is again trying to hire a new borough secretary, after the first person offered the job turned down the position. Council, during a special meeting on Monday, Aug, 22, made a conditional offer of employment to Grace Miller. The offer is conditional upon Miller passing pre-employment testing and giving notice to her current employer, said Borough Manager Ken Klinepeter. Council had voted on Aug. 16 to hire as borough secretary Tonya Condran. Shortly afterward Condran told the borough she would stay in her present position as an administrative assistant for Lower Swatara Township, Klinepeter said. The borough secretary is to assist the borough manager with day-to-day administration and with borough government operations. — Dan Miller will eat lunch each day. The indoor cafeteria leads outside into a courtyard where students can go to eat, weather permitting. Also outside is a garden — courtesy of Liz Strite, a teacher at the high school — that is already yielding pumpkins and other vegetables. The area for administrators and support staff should be more pleasant — and more energy efficient — thanks to the bank of windows. The office suite in the old high school had no windows, one staff member said. The new high school is bigger than the old one. The old building was 169,587 square feet with a building capacity of up to 865 students. The new high school is 196,413 square feet with a building capacity of up to 1,021 students. The auditorium can seat 54 more people — 859 compared to 805 in the old auditorium. The stage is almost twice as large and the sound system and acoustics are better. In the technology education area, students do computer-assisted design on one side of the glass and turn those designs into a physical product on the other. The arts, music and athletic facilities are all upgraded, Carnes said. In one auxiliary gym, batting cages hang from the ceiling and can be lowered to the floor when needed to be used. In the old gym, you couldn’t do anything else if the batting cage was there and you couldn’t raise it, because the ceiling was too low. The athletic training area has an office where the trainer can meet in private with student athletes and their parents. The training area in the old school had no private area. The doors are wide if you have to get an injured athlete in or out, and you can back an ambulance right up to the outside entrance, Carnes said. fore bids for the project came in, Suski told the Press And Journal in an email. The final actual cost of $41 million also reflects change orders associated with building the new high school. Approved change orders totaled less than 1 percent of the project cost, compared to the “industry standard” of 3 to 5 percent, Suski said. There was no contingency or back-up plan in case the new high school wasn’t ready by Aug. 29, because Suski said she knew it would be. “I have attended 57 construction conferences every other Monday for the past two years. We have monitored everything,” Suski said. At times, crews were brought in to work Saturday and Sunday and virtually “around the clock” to keep on schedule and meet the deadlines. “We’re in good shape,” she said. legrini on July 19. “It sounds like it is ready to go. We just have to have a meeting.” Among other things, the organization should lead the effort to market Middletown to the thousands of tourists flocking to this region to visit the attractions in Hershey, the Commonwealth Economics LLC report from 2014 said. Besides the Press And Journal, others that remain involved in trying to start a business association in Middletown are representatives of Giant, Harrisburg International Airport, Penn State Harrisburg, Members 1st Federal Credit Union, and the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and Capital Region Economic Development Corp. Others throughout the borough are waiting in the wings for something concrete to happen, Pellegrini said. “There is a groundswell of businesses that are interested in participating in this.” A business association “could spark even further economic development” in Middletown, said Scott Sites, a former borough councilor who as branch manager of the Members 1st at Vine and Union streets is among those working behind the scenes to get the group going. “The association would be a way to network amongst current businesses in town as well as (to) recruit and solicit new businesses to our community,” Sites said. “The association is needed so that the businesses in town can
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Come out and meet the Blue Raiders on Sept. 1
Time to break out your school spirit and support the Middletown Blue Raiders. Meet the Raiders Night is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, at War Memorial Field. Come meet the teams you will be cheering on this fall. •••••
Middletown Area Schools ready to open
Middletown Area Schools will open Monday, Aug. 29. All schools and district buildings will be closed Friday, Sept. 2 and Monday, Sept. 5, for Labor Day recess. School starting and ending times for students are as follows: MAHS, 7:25 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; MAMS, 7:40 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.; Fink and Reid elementary schools, 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.; Kunkel Elementary School, 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Questions may be directed to the district office at 948-3300. •••••
Music in the vineyards – if you are old enough
Nissley Vineyards, 140 Vintage Drive, Bainbridge, is sponsoring a lawn concert from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, featuring The Maxwell Project (1970s and 1980s R&B, funk and soul). Bring a lawn chair or blanket. No babies, children or people younger than the legal drinking age of 21 will be admitted. For information, call 4263514 or visit www.nissleywine. com. •••••
Londonderry Fire ready for chicken barbecue
Londonderry Fire Company, 2655 Foxianna Road, Middletown, will hold its Chicken Barbecue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. For delivery, call 944-2175. •••••
Rep. Payne’s concealed carry class is Sept. 10
Residents of the 106th District are invited to Rep. John Payne’s concealed carry class from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company, 249 E. Main St., Hummelstown. Space is limited. RSVP to Rep. Payne’s office at 717-5341323 by Aug. 29. •••••
Bingo blast coming to Hummelstown
Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company, 249 East Main St., Hummelstown, is sponsoring a Bingo Blast at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. Doors open at 5 p.m.
share ideas and ways to promote their business and further grow the business and town.”
Support from chamber
Just before the aborted February 2015 kickoff, the Harrisburg chamber had offered free membership in the chamber for a year to any business joining the new Middletown association. That kind of a deal — or one similar to it — still stands, chamber President and CEO David Black told the Press And Journal. “We continue to believe that Middletown has some great potential and there are folks in the community who have a real passion,” he said. “We’d like to see something like this succeed and we are in a position to help.” The chamber also offers a variety of “in-kind” services that can help launch the Middletown business association, Black said. This includes assisting with administration and in general sharing the Harrisburg chamber’s “library of best practices.” He agrees with McGlone that the association should be its own separate organization and not an arm of borough government. However, there can be a relationship between the two. For example, the chamber isn’t part of Dauphin County government, but CREDC gets financial support from the county and a county commissioner sits on the CREDC board, Black said.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016
A DREAM COME TRUE
Press And Journal’s Larry Etter heads to Green Bay, packs in green and gold memories on trip of a lifetime By Larry Etter
Press And Journal Staff
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o be associated with that organization and the names that have been placed in the Ring of Honor, the names that have been placed in the Hall of Fame, is more than a dream come true.” Those are the words shown as quoted on the Bart Starr display in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. My son Dan and I experienced our own dream come true recently when we made a trip to Green Bay to see a preseason NFL game between the hometown Packers and the visiting Cleveland Browns. Getting to Lambeau was something I always dreamed of, but realistically believed I would probably never get to do. Fortunately, that doubt changed on Father’s Day back in June. Dan and his three children came to visit that Sunday and he handed me an envelope with my name written on it. I noticed that the writing was not his, but his wife, Shayna’s. Inside the envelope was a note from her that said in part, “You and Dan are going to a preseason game on Aug. 12. This game is against the Cleveland Browns at Lambeau Field.” I had to read the note twice to make sure I was seeing what I had read. But it was true! She had gotten us the tickets and booked us a room as a combination Father’s Day gift for the two of us. Shayna was able to buy the tickets online after looking for more than a year. Shayna, a zoologist, was working that day at her job at Lake Tobias and could not be there for the presentation. But I
did get to talk with her on the phone a few minutes later and somehow managed to choke out the thank-yous to her. And, so, we started working on the plans as we looked anxiously forward to August. Finally the week arrived. We had decided to drive to Green Bay even though it would entail more than 875 miles and 13-plus hours to do so. We left Dan and Shayna’s home in Dauphin around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The game was scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, and we were confident we would be there in plenty of time. And that worked out well for us. The drive was long and tedious, the worst part being the Chicago Loop with its bumper-to-bumper traffic on Friday morning. We had stopped at a hotel in northwestern Ohio that night prior to reaching The Windy City to catch a few hours of sleep and then were back on the road. Looping around Chicago with all of its traffic mayhem, we headed north and before too long we were in Wisconsin! As we neared the city limits of Green Bay, we looked off in the distance and could see a giant white G at the top of the stadium at Lambeau Field. The sighting sent a shot of adrenaline through our bodies. Off the exit we headed straight down Lombardi Avenue and right to Lambeau. Needless to say, it was a thrilling sight. It was around 1:30 when we arrived and we could see the event staff already getting set up for the game. After making a turnaround for another driveby, we headed to our motel, which turned out to be just a few blocks away. We grabbed a quick lunch while our room was being readied and then checked in. An hour later, we caught a free shuttle bus to the stadium, happy and relieved that we didn’t have to drive and find parking. Getting off the bus, we stood looking up in awe as legendary Lambeau Field Stadium rose majestically before us. We took pictures of the green façade
Walking up the ramp and finally looking down on the playing field at Lambeau was something neither of us will ever forget.
Photos by Dan Etter
Above, Larry Etter sits in the stands at Lambeau Field prior to the Green Bay Packers’ preseason game against the Cleveland Browns on Aug. 12. Left, this display in the Packers Hall of Fame holds the game uniforms that were worn by quarterback Aaron Rodgers, tight end Richard Rogers and running back James Starks in last year’s game against Detroit that Green Bay won on a last second, 61-yard “Hail Mary” pass. Above right, Larry poses with a display honoring former Packers linebacker Ray Nitschke, one of his idols. and of the statues of Vince Lombardi and Curly Lambeau standing stoically in Harlan Plaza. From there, we climbed the steps and entered the atrium where various displays were on hand. Dan and I kept looking at each other, amazed that we were actually there. We had plenty of time before the game started and decided to visit the Packers Hall
of Fame. Wow! What a great decision that was. Displays of past and present players, trophies, old and new uniforms and a history of the Packers lined the walls and glass cases in the two-floor hall. We were walking amid the history of one of the most storied franchises in professional sports and enjoying every bit of it.
From there, we were going to visit the pro shop on the lower level, but there was a line of visitors that stretched from the first floor to well past the top of the steps leading to the shop. Instead, we walked around some more and Dan bought a Packers hat at one of the smaller concession stands. After stopping to get a drink to take with us, we headed to the section where our seats were. Walking up the ramp and finally
looking down on the playing field at Lambeau was something neither of us will ever forget. I have been a Green Bay fan since the mid-1960s. Pro football was just starting to get more television coverage, well behind Major League Baseball in that respect. Because the Packers were one of the most successful teams at that time, they probably got a bit more exposure than some of the other teams received, and I just liked the name. I have stayed a loyal fan ever since, and Dan became a fan during his teenage years. Now, here we were, gaping in awe at the inside of the stadium, just like the first-timers we were. And while it was a fact that this was only a preseason game that didn’t mean anything, and many of the star players did not play, to us it was as exciting as an NFL Championship contest. The fans around us were all friendly and we bonded with them, knowing they were there for the same reason we were — to cheer on the beloved Packers! Just knowing that players like Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, Paul Hornung, Jerry Kramer, Jim Taylor and the many gridders before and since then had actually played on the field we were seeing before us was thrilling. And to top things off, the Packers won 17-11, making Dan and I 1-0 at Lambeau. The atmosphere was everything we had hoped for. The most exciting time probably was when the players entered the field prior to kickoff amid the cheers of the fans. Getting out of the stadium when the game was over was easy and we caught the shuttle bus back to our motel with no trouble. The next day, Saturday, we had a big breakfast and then headed back to Lambeau in our car. We took some more pictures and then visited the pro shop which was far less crowded than the day before. And, yes, we spent some money in Please See DREAM, Page B2
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DREAM Continued From B1 the shop. We really could not leave without doing that. We walked across Oneida Street to look at the Don Hutson Training Center building where the Packers practice and then returned to our car. While it would have been great to have another day in Green Bay to see more of the city, we had to start heading back home. We left around
11:30, and the trip home turned out to be a long, grueling journey. The navigation system in the car sent us a different way than which we came and added a couple hours to the travel time. We had decided that we would drive as far and as long as we could. Rather than stopping, we ended up driving straight through, with short rest stops along the way. We finally arrived back in Dauphin at 5:30 Sunday morning and I pulled into my driveway 40 minutes later, tired but satisfied that we had made it to Green Bay and back. Since our
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return, we have had time to reflect on our dream trip and I have looked at the pictures we took a dozen times, just to make sure it was real and not a dream. The stadium staff, the fans we met and the people at the pro shop and restaurant were all great, making the experience even better and more memorable. We don’t know if we will ever have the opportunity to make a return trip to Green Bay, but, thanks to Shayna, we can truly say that we there at least once, basking in the history and the aura of Packers football.
PSU Student Enrichment Center
Press And Journal Photos by Eric Wise
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s Penn State students arrived on campus Aug. 19 for the fall semester, many stopped by to visit the new 70,000-squarefoot Student Enrichment Center. The center, features a comfortable student lounge, The Outpost (a cafe) and
Provisions (a convenience store), the book store, a new theater/lecture hall, spiritual center, student counseling, disability services and international
Photos by Dan and Larry Etter
Above, the Vince Lombardi display in the Packers Hall of Fame honors one of the iconic coaches in the history of the National Football League. Top, the view from the seats of Dan and Larry Etter during the Packers’ game vs. Cleveland on Aug. 12.
Above, Dan Etter stands by the display marking the Packers “Ice Bowl” game against the Dallas Cowboys in December, 1967. The Packers beat Dallas on quarterback Bart Starr’s sneak with 13 seconds left.
Conewago Rod and Gun Club will offer Basic Pistol Course on Sept. 11 The Conewago Rod and Gun Club will conduct a Basic Pistol Course on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the organization’s clubhouse, 1483 Turnpike Road, Elizabethtown. The course is designed for individuals who have limited or no experience with
a handgun. The eight-hour course will teach beginning shooters the fundamental skills needed to own and use a handgun safely and responsibly. It will include instruction in the classroom and on the pistol range. NRA-certified pistol instructors will
conduct the course. Minors are welcome when accompanied by parent or guardian. Course fees are $60 for club members and $80 for non-members. The fee covers course materials and instruction. Due to the nature of the program, class size is limited to eight participants. To register for the course, send a check in the appropriate amount to Scott Deiter, 1509 Turnpike Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Make check payable to Conewago Rod and Gun Club and be sure to indicate on the check that it is payment for the Basic Pistol Course. Also include student name and email address. Contact the instructor via email at training@conewagogunclub.org with any questions. Visit www.conewagogunclub.org for more on the club.
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From The Wednesday, August 25, 1993 Edition Of The Press And Journal Trucking Co. Gets Okay For L. Swatara Facility Watkins Motor Lines, Inc., a Floridabased trucking firm, got the green light from the Lower Swatara Township Board of Commissioners to submit a subdivision and land development plan for a 30-acre tract located along the east side of North Union Street, approximately 800 feet north of Fulling Mill Road. The Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution that gives the trucking firm the ground cover ratio of 80/20 percent impervious/pervious, which is an Alteration of Requirements of Section 505 (1) entitled “Lots – General Standards.” This exception to Township zoning ordinances is exactly what Watkins had requested at the Board’s August workshop meeting. On a suggestion from Lauren LeVanWilliams, the Board amended the resolution to allow the trucking firm only four months to submit the subdivision and land development plan instead of the 12 months, which Watkins had originally requested. “I’d prefer to talk to the planning commission,” explained LeVanWilliams. “ I understand the urgency.” She added however, that if the situation was urgent then there was no need to take 12 months to submit the plans. Thomas Clark, vice president of the Board, asked Lance Collins, director of real estate for Watkins, if anyone from his organization had a “relationship or professional affiliation “ with anyone on the Board, At that point, Glen Grell, the attorney for Watkins, said that Frank Linn, president of the Board, was his uncle. Prices From 23 Years Ago Kunzler Baked Loaves....... $2.79/lb. Fox’s Own Bread Pudding.$1.79/lb. Black Friar Plums................. 79¢/lb. Purex Liquid Laundry Detergent 64 oz.......................................$1.99 Thorofare Ground Coffee 13 oz. can................................ 2/$3 Thorofare Bagels 6 pak............. 2/$1 Baby Peeled Carrots.............. 99¢/lb. Lea & Perrins Barbecue Sauce 18 oz. btl.................................$1.58 Eggo Minis 12 oz. box.............$1.99 Finast Turkey........................ 79¢/lb. Smucker’s Orange Spreader 13.25 oz. jar............................$1.47 Organization Needs Your Help Care-A-Van Begins Vehicle Drive The “Friends of the Middletown Care-A-Van” are preparing a campaign to raise funds for a new vehicle, and they need your help. In past years, Dauphin County had included the well-known local organization in its yearly budget, funding the purchase of the vans completely. More recently, however, the government has had to reduce its contribution considerably, providing two-thirds of the vans cost for a time and now culminating the endowment altogether. As a result, the aging Care-A-Care vehicles are going to be tougher to replace, according to spokesman Richard Garver. For those unfamiliar with the 13-yearold organization’s work, Care-A-Van is a branch of Middletown Interfaith Housing, Inc., which provides free transportation to elderly and disabled residents in Middletown, Royalton and the Eagle Heights neighborhood of Lower Swatara Township. With only two vehicles in its mini-fleet, the CareA-Van team transports clients to and from doctor’s appointments, grocery stores, hairdressers, malls, etc., on an as-needed basis. In 1992, the vans made a combined total of 5,789 one-way trips and covered 26,756 miles, Garver said. In order to keep this valuable service running, the organization has put together a fundraising committee called
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23 YEARS AGO - Back To “Shoe-LL” – Some things never change with the start of a new school year, including breaking in a new pair of shoes. Here, Ginny Murtoff, owner of the Middletown Shoe Store, 10 S. Union St., sizes up Stephanie Teeple, who is entering Londonderry Elementary School. Stephanie’s mom, Susan, with baby brother Alexander in tow, smiles her approval. the Friends of the Middletown CareA-Van, which will ask area residents for annual contributions. To purchase a new van, Garver said, the organization must raise at least $6,000 in the near future. And although the fundraising campaign doesn’t officially kickoff until September 27, the Friends are trying to get the word out early. EASD Board Approves New Meeting Schedule Explaining that their new meeting schedule will help them to become more efficient, Elizabethtown Area School Board members voted August 17 to replace their frequent committee meetings with a single monthly “workshop” session that will allow them to study issues more effectively and ease them out of a perceived “gridlock” situation. District Superintendent Dale Williams had suggested recently that the committee’s have become “bogged down” with information and are slow to get issues before the full Board for a vote. By adapting the meeting schedule to include a workshop/discussion session in addition to its regular formal meeting, the Board will likely be able to make decisions more quickly, said Dr. Williams. As approved Aug. 17, the new meeting structure will operate like this: The workshop session will be held on the second Tuesday of each month with all Board members receiving information about particular issues simultaneously. Discussion and debate will then take place, permitting the directors to consider the matter further during the coming week. At the subsequent formal/action meeting, currently held on the third Tuesday of the month, the Board will then vote on the business discussed at the previous session. The Superintendent also stressed that an improved meeting structure will allow him to accomplish more hands-on work in the District’s schools rather than “following-up” on all the various meetings that had been conducted.
Veterans Expo, Job Fair scheduled Veterans and active military of all ages and their families are invited to a free Veterans Expo and Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill. The Veterans’ Expo will connect active and retired military members and their families with resources and
benefits from more than 40 businesses and service organizations. At the Job Fair, veterans can meet face-to-face to discuss available positions with more than 50 employers. A Resource Center will offer assistance with resume writing, VA Medicare benefits and other related topics. For more information, call 717-2851350 or visit www.veteransexpo.com.
Music therapy seminar at Frey Village Frey Village will host a free public seminar on music therapy at 2 p.m. Sept. 13 at the senior living community, 1020 N. Union St., Middletown. During the session, Hospice of Central Pennsylvania will provide information on how the use of music can be an important tool in managing
the symptoms and stress associated with a serious illness or injury. “Music has been shown to reduce anxiety, enhance mood and improve sleep for both patients and caregivers,” said Ann Starr, Frey Village executive director.For more information, contact the village at 717-930-1218.
Highspire Moves Ahead On Borough Hall Plans Highspire Council took its first step last Wednesday night toward completing the proposed remodeling of the Borough Building as it voted unanimously to award a $27,500 contract to a Harrisburg architectural firm to complete the design work for the planned renovations. According to Borough Manager Cynthia Montgomery, the work will include the preparation of specifications that will be needed to solicit bids from prospective contractors. It will also include a survey of the municipal property to facilitate the design of a new and expanded parking lot. Montgomery said the firm, A.E. Solutions, a subsidiary of CET Engineering, will also prepare all documents for the building and land development plan that must be submitted to the Borough and County planning commissions. All the design work will hopefully be completed before the end of the year, Montgomery explained, and the project should be ready to advertise for bids early next year. She said actual work on the $325,000 project could begin next spring and should be completed within four months.
Lower Swatara Twp. Police News Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.
Resident is out $1,575 A township resident fell victim to a scam that cost her $1,575. Police report the resident was contacted on Aug. 10 by someone claiming to be a police officer who said she owed an education tax to the county. The victim told investigators she complied with the caller’s instructions to purchase pre-paid cards and provide the cards’ numbers and PINs to pay the bogus debt. Police said the victim was then transferred to another person who claimed he was an attorney and attempted to get the victim to pay $4,000 for additional taxes. It was at that point in the conversation the victim became suspicious and hung up on the callers. Police said the number used by the suspects was found to be associated with scams involving allegations made by false representatives of the IRS and other tax-related entities. Comcast equipment believed stolen Police are looking into the possibility that a person claiming to be a Comcast representative stole a piece of the company’s equipment from a township resident. A township resident reportedly told police an individual who used the name Don approached her at 5:10 p.m. Aug. 10 at her home in the 1000 block of Spring Garden Drive and took a Comcast connection box from her residence. Police said the individual told the resident that her Comcast account was overdue 50 days after which he took the box. Reportedly the individual attempted to get other Comcast equipment but was told to leave the home. The suspect is described as a white man, 5-feet-9 inches to 6 feet tall with curly brown hair. He was wearing a fluorescent green shirt and khaki-style pants, police said. Police are contacting Comcast as a followup to the incident. Loss was estimated at $30. Police are asking anyone with infor-
mation about the incident to contact them at 717-939-0463. DUI charge James F. Hill, 45, of the 400 block of Glendale Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, has been charged with DUI following his arrest at 3:11 a.m. Aug. 14, police report. According to police, Hill was driving a 2012 Dodge 1500 truck and stopped in the 800 block of South Eisenhower Boulevard because of a faulty light on the vehicle’s license plate. The arresting officer also said Hill spoke with slurred speech. Alcohol was found in a breath sample from the accused that was analyzed with a portable Breathalyzer, police added. Hill was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center where blood was drawn to be tested for the possible presence of alcohol. Results of the tests were not reported. Police said Hill was arraigned on the charge of DUI after which $2,500 unsecured bail was set by District Justice Rebecca Jo Margerum. Hill is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on the charge on Aug. 24 before District Justice Michael Smith. Sunglasses and change stolen from vehicle Two pair of sunglasses and loose change were reported stolen from a vehicle parked in the 1000 block of Farmhouse Lane. The victim told police he believed the theft took place some time on Aug. 10. Reportedly his Acura MDX was unlocked at the time of the theft. Police said the Oakley-brand sunglasses (one plastic, one wire-framed) were valued at $250 each. It is uncertain how much change had been stolen. Police are asking anyone with information about the theft to contact them at 717-939-0463. Suspicious person in garage and vehicle A resident of a home in the 1000 block of Rosedale Avenue told police he be-
lieves someone had entered his garage and rifled through one of his vehicles before running from the home. Police believe the suspect was scared from the scene when he accidentally activated an overhead door opener in the garage on Aug. 10 at 11:46 p.m. Investigators said the male suspect was wearing a white t-shirt and jeans and appeared to have been carrying a backpack. Police said while three vehicles were in the garage, only a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado appeared to have been ransacked. It is unknown if anything had been stolen. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 717-939-0463. Harassment citation Paul D. Wagner, 45, of the 1000 block of Powderhorn Road, Middletown, was cited for harassment following an incident at 7:12 p.m. Aug. 9 at his residence. Police said Wagner was screaming and yelling at his wife during which time he used his body to push away from her during an argument at their residence. She was not injured. Drug paraphernalia charge Sheila M. Lewis, 46, of the 20 block of South 4th Street, Steelton, has been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, police reported. Police said items classified as drug paraphernalia were found in a room at the Congress Inn the accused had rented on Aug. 9. Police said they were dispatched to the South Eisenhower Boulevard inn to investigate a possible overdose. They spoke with Lewis and saw the drug paraphernalia in her room. Lewis was transported to an area health facility by emergency medical services. No report of the outcome was reported. The accused is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on the charge on Sept. 22 before District Justice Michael Smith.
Navy D-Day veteran to speak at World War II roundtable Peter Fantacone will Beach, site of the bloodi- Fantacone also served in the Pacific talk about the role the est fighting on June 6, Theatre in the Heavy Cruiser USS U.S. Navy played at 1944. The New Jersey na- Columbus CA 74. the D-Day invasion of tive saw American troops The Central Pennsylvania WWII the Normandy Beach face withering gunfire Roundtable is a nonprofit organizalandings at the monthly from the entrenched Ger- tion that provides a forum for World meeting of the Central man forces as they exited War II veterans, authors, historians PA WWII Roundtable at landing craft. He vividly and citizens to share their knowledge 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, remembers watching the and experiences related to the war. in Hummelstown. rising tide at Omaha Meetings, held the first Thursday of Fantacone knows firstBeach wash over the bod- every month, begin at 7 p.m. at Grace hand what they did on ies of dead and injured United Methodist Church, 433 E. Main D-Day. The 90-year soldiers. St., Hummelstown. Anyone with an old Navy vet served Peter Fantacone “I’m dedicated to keep interest in WWII is invited to attend aboard a landing craft alive the memory of all the meetings. There are no memberinfantry ship, LCI 492, those who died at D-Day,” ship or admission fees. that landed infantry troops at Omaha Fantacone said. For more information about the Fantacone was awarded France’s speaker, contact Terry L. Hartzell highest decoration, the Insignia of at tlee.hartzell@gmail.com or 717Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, 939-3629. For information about the by Francois Hollande, president of Central PA WWII Roundtable, contact the French Republic. In addition to Charlie Lloyd at charlie.centralpawseeing duty in the European Theatre, w2rt@gmail.com or 717-503-2862. 2015, $3.37 a gallon in 2014, $3.51 a gallon in 2013, $3.68 a gallon in 2012 and $3.52 a gallon in 2011. Areas nearby Harrisburg and their current gas price climate: Lancaster: $2.24 a gallon, up 10.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.13 a gallon. Reading: $2.26 a gallon, up 11.3 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.15 a gallon. York: $2.18 a gallon, up 5.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.12 a gallon. “While wholesale gasoline prices reflect the run-up for crude, it may be short-lived since the clock is ticking on the rally for retail prices with just ICE STATION S E RV two weeks left before the Labor Day Over 50 Years Of Valued Service weekend and summer’s official end,” Corner of Main & Catherine Sts. said Gregg Laskoski, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy. “So consumMiddletown • 944-9255 ers should be prepared for modest Mon.-Fri. 8 am-6 pm; Sat. 8 am-1 pm; Closed Sun. increases this week that may actually taper off as we approach the holiday weekend.”
Gas prices go up a bit Average retail gasoline prices in Harrisburg rose 6.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.17 a gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 241 gas outlets in Harrisburg. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.16 a gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Harrisburg during the past week, prices Sunday were 35.2 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 2.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 0.5 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 45.5 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago. According to GasBuddy historical data, gasoline prices on Aug. 22 in Harrisburg have ranged widely over the last five years: $2.53 a gallon in
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Embrace Penn State Harrisburg; it plays key role for borough The greater Middletown area has a huge resource in its midst, and it must do all it can to maximize the benefits it can provide. Penn State Harrisburg welcomed its first class 50 years this fall, and it has transformed from a former Air Force base into a thriving institution of higher learning. The futures of the area and the college are intertwined. While they don’t necessarily need each other to succeed, it would certainly be better for both if they worked together to do so. And Middletown probably needs Penn State Harrisburg more than Penn State Harrisburg needs Middletown. Any lingering resentment that some residents have toward its students — that they are troublemakers, that they are lawbreakers, that they are more trouble than they’re worth — needs to be put in the past. We are happy to hear that it sounds like those old attitudes are startPress And Journal Staff Photo by Eric Wise ing to diminish. Students move in to Penn State Harrisburg on There will 5,000 of them who Friday, Aug. 19. will be in classes up on that hill across Route 230 this fall. That’s 5,000 people who are going to spend money on clothes, food, entertainment, gas, housing. There are areas of this country that would give anything to have such a resource in their community. So the opportunity is here. We have a nearly completed streetscape project. We have a bridge that will lead students over Route 230 down Emaus Street into the heart of the borough. We have a growing brewery/still works. But do we have the businesses need to draw young people? Where are the clothing stores that cater to a younger crowd? Where is the bookstore/coffeeshop? Where is the place to see a movie or concert? In fact, where is even a bicycle shop, something that Middletown Borough Councilor Diana McGlone mentioned she hears from students? Middletown is never likely to have a mall. It’s not going to offer dozens upon dozens of shopping options. But it needs to try. How is the tougher question. There is a lack of available storefronts, and we need to have the entrepreneurs who will take the risk as well. It won’t be easy. Penn State Harrisburg is quickly becoming its own little city. It has a coffeeshop. It has a place to eat. It has a new Student Enrichment Center that includes a theater. But students will leave campus if businesses or other attractions provide a reason for them to do so. What should happen? If the Elks Theatre can become a multi-purpose location that includes movies and concerts, that would be a plus. If the storefront at the southeast corner of Union and Emaus streets could be occupied by a business that caters to students, that would be great. If the McNair House could house some unique businesses on the first floor of the building, that might draw students. If the space that had been home to the Klahr Jewelry Store could offer a location for a small business or greenspace, that also would add to the downtown’s diversity. The former Bunky’s need to become something. The owners seem unwilling to make this happen. But that storefront property is a commodity that needs to be put to good use, and borough leaders need to pressure the owners as much as possible to sell it or develop it. Students are coming not only from Pennsylvania and the United States, but from around the world. Soon, 20 percent could be from other countries. So what would we have them, as well as the students from other parts of Pennsylvania and the United States, tell their families and friends when they go home? That Middletown was a sleepy little place that lacked anything to do and was suspicious of students? Or that it was a welcoming borough that made its students feel welcome and offered at least some cool shops and attractions? The opportunities are there but so are the challenges. Our area has never shied away from trials, no matter their difficulty. The paths we may take could be debated ad nauseum — second guessed. But rest assured avenues must be traveled for the greater Middletown area to reach a bright and prosperous future.
CONTACTOFFICIALS President Barack Obama, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20500. 202-456-1111 or 202-456-1414. www.whitehouse.gov. U.S. Senate Sen. Pat Toomey, 248 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, 202-2244254. www.toomey.senate.gov. Sen. Bob Casey, 393 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, 202224-6324 or 866-802-2833. www.casey. senate.gov. U.S. House Rep. Lou Barletta, 115 Cannon HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515. 202-225-6511 or 855-241-5144. barletta.house.gov. Rep. Charlie Dent, 2211 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, 202-225-6411. dent.house.gov. Governor Gov. Tom Wolf, 508 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120. 717-787-2500. www. governor.pa.gov. State Legislature
Rep. John D. Payne, 416 Irvis Office Building, P.O. Box 202106, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2106. 717-787-2684. jpayne106@ pahousegop.com. Rep. David S. Hickernell, 43A East Wing, P.O. Box 202098, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2098. 717-783-2076. dhickern@ pahousegop.com. Sen. Mike Folmer, Senate Box 203048, Harrisburg, PA 17120-3048. Room: 337 Main Capitol. 717-787-5708 or 877-222-1897. Middletown Borough Mayor James H. Curry III, 463 N. Union St. Middletown, PA 17057. 610-533-4751. Council President Benjamin Kapenstein, Second Ward. 717-512-2506. Council Vice President Damon Suglia, Third Ward. 717-979-9457. Robert Reid, First Ward. 717-944-4764. Dawn Knull, First Ward. 717-497-1302. Anne Einhorn, Second Ward. 717-5126468. Ian Reddinger, Second Ward. Diana McGlone, Third Ward. 717-3298102.
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Middletown’s future: Tolerating differences and moving forward
“Why can’t we all just get along?” I know I used this quote in a previous blog or column that I wrote awhile back and I really didn’t want to use it again, but Rodney King’s plaintive question is still the best comment on divisiveness that I have heard. Simple and stark, these words get to the heart of the matter. At the time they were said, racism was strikingly obvious, especially in certain areas of the country, social media was more than 10 years away, and the highly publicized Trial of the Century (the O.J. Simpson murder trial) wasn’t even on the radar because the crime hadn’t been committed yet. These events contributed to a society that makes those words more relevant and poignant than ever. The Trial of the Century in 1995 changed the way the media cover events. Despite the horror of the crime, the trial became 24- hour entertainment, covered by all the major networks and exploited by cable news in a way that shaped modern media coverage. Anyone can watch “the news” 24 hours a day in formats that present it the way they want to hear it. Traditional news stations and cable channels offer many shows that are clearly slanted and geared to a certain audience, conservatives and liberals alike. Facebook, born in 2004, opened the door for people to communicate, share, pontificate, gossip and rant whenever they wanted to an audience far larger than any of us had ever experienced in the past. This is both good and bad — good because we can now express ourselves and communicate more broadly even we have greater access to information; bad because much of the information is shaped and slanted, and social media has made it much easier to express our hatred and disgust as freely as we share family news, happy slogans, and favorite recipes. So how does this contribute to why we all can’t get along? I have some thoughts, most of which are opinion, based on what I observe and hear and how I evaluate it. The only possible criteria I might have is that I have worked as a social worker and therapist for many years and my field of study and career choice has given me access to solid facts via research as well as the peculiar and sometimes inexplicable workings of the human mind. What I have been observing more and more,
particularly in politics and government, both nationally and locally, is a kind of intolerance for ideas, opinions and beliefs that do not reflect our own. Discussion is good, debate is good, arguments are good and differences are good, but disparaging people who don’t agree with you is bad, character attacks on people because of their political affiliations and choices are bad, and mean spirited judgments are bad. I stated above that much of what I am writing is based on opinion. I don’t expect everyone to agree with me, but I hope they don’t personally attack me because even though it has become very common for people to do this to each other, it’s just plain wrong. It is eroding our society, our communities, our country. It is destroying friendships, professional relationships, civil discourse, and most of all, the respect that every person deserves at face value as a fellow human being no matter how flawed or damaged they may be. I have never seen so much hatred and anger in social and other forms of media as I see every day when I read Facebook or watch a “relevant” political discussion. At one time I loved to watch, listen and take part in a fiery political debate, I enjoyed exchanging opinions and engaging in arguments and discussion, trying out my ideas and sharing my thoughts. Now, I analyze myself endlessly, envisioning every possible response I may get, how I might be misinterpreted, how some will judge me, what insults and hostile comments will be coming my way and how many people will witness my humiliation in the face of these possibilities. It’s easy to say we shouldn’t care, we shouldn’t be afraid to express our beliefs, what other people think isn’t important and that it shouldn’t matter, but it does, and it hurts, and it takes away our willingness to share and eventually we become very narrow people with narrow views and narrow beliefs. People become discouraged, disparaged, disengaged, and dismissed and how can we all get along in the face of that? I don’t know. I do know that our country was founded on the people’s right to express their ideas and opinions without being belittled or bullied, support political leaders without repercussions, worship without judgment, experience equal opportunity, and live with dignity and respect. Our country is very divisive right now and so
are our communities. We seem to be in a place where being right is more important than being tolerant, making a point is more important than doing the right thing, being in control is more important than being democratic, and speaking loudly is more important than listening. I think it is appalling that personal attacks on candidates are considered more important than their policies and history of service or private sector achievements and leadership. Personal attacks on the character, intelligence, and integrity of those who support those candidates is insufferable. We support candidates for many reasons and no one should be judged personally on the basis of their political affiliation. It is not news to anyone that Middletown has experienced its share of divisiveness and duplicity, character attacks and bullying. There are some Facebook pages that are particularly harmful and toxic and there is clearly a propensity for arguing over petty topics. I think council is trying to move away from this, trying to listen to the community, trying to be more open, trying to do the right thing. It is human nature to quarrel, vie for power, shift allegiances, and attempt to manipulate the thoughts and actions of others. It is our duty as elected officials to be cautious, careful, self-aware, and ever mindful of how easy it is to fall into these patterns, how quickly we can become short-sighted, and how disciplined we must be in our words, actions, communications and advocacy. It is your duty as our constituents to hold us to the highest standards and keep us focused on how we can best serve you. My greatest hope for this town, for the residents, the elected officials, the business people, and those with whom we share our ideas is that we answer Rodney King’s question not by blindly agreeing with each other or being fearful of expressing ourselves but rather by engaging in vigorous debate, balanced arguments, respectful opinions, and civil behaviors. We can agree to disagree, present our points of view, tolerate differences, work together and move forward with regard, if not endorsement, of personal beliefs, feelings and thoughts. That is the answer to the question; that is the solution to the problem. Hopefully, that is the future of Middletown. Anne Einhorn represents the Second Ward on the Middletown Borough Council.
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Government regulations wiping out my vape shop Should people be fined if they don’t vote in the presidential election? Mick Gasm: Do you want more people to vote without thinking?We should be automatically registered and voting day should be a national holiday, if we really want turn out to improve. Julie Starliper: Um...forcing people never ends well! American citizens should WANT to have a say, no matter how small! Also, be a good example for your kids, instruct them on how to register as soon as they turn 18! Marianne Mills-Gallo: No I don’t think that is a good idea. It is a something to be thought through and not just done because you are compelled to do it. I think everyone should register to vote and vote but not forced to. There is enough that we HAVE to do. Peter Matesevac: Enough uninformed people vote as it is. You should have to pass a basic competency quiz before you’re allowed to vote. Pete McConnell: Why should anyone gain profit, from personal choices, since when would it be a crime to fine someone over this, just like having no medical insurance, how is it legal to fine anyone who lives at the poverty level?? Smdh Shirley Clark: No. I want people who care about the outcome to vote. We have a major civics problem in this country. Chris Michael: Why would you even ask that question, this is America.. Christy Roach: This should not even be a consideration. Voting is our right - not a requirement. Robert Hauser: No, that would be the same thing as buying their vote. IDs, however, should be mandatory. Linda Vulatic: Enough!!! Should not even be put forth as a question. I do not need to justify to anyone my decision to vote or not to Michael N Kim: Last time I checked it’s a free country do what you want. Jodi Pelletier: You’re joking, right?
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In 2013, after planning and saving for a year and a half, I opened my first business, Fat Cat Vapor Shop in Montoursville. I’d overcome many challenges and assumed some gut-wrenching risks to get there, but I did it — and I was proud. But less than three years later, my business — my dream —is on the brink of shutting down. It’s not that I lack customers, or have too much competition, or have mismanaged my business. No, my shop is about to close because state government is taxing it to death. Before I found vapor products, I’d been smoking cigarettes for 32 years. I was so grateful that vape products helped me get away from combustible cigarettes that I wanted to share this alternative. My business let me pursue my passion, provide a valuable service, and make a living doing it. But in July, the state suddenly imposed a massive 40 percent wholesale tax on my business and more than 300 others like it. Worse, a “floor tax” provision taxes products we’ve already purchased. If I have $100,000 worth of inventory in my shop on Oct. 1, I have to cut a check to the state for $40,000. Many small businesses, including mine, simply can’t afford this. Despite all the talk I hear from Gov. Tom Wolf and lawmakers about job creation, this tax seems designed to do one thing: kill off Pennsylvania’s vape shop industry and the 1,500 full-time jobs it provides. As many as 92 percent of Pennsylvania vape shops are expected to shut down across the state. And for what? After being rushed through with little debate, the tax is estimated to generate only $13.3 million, a mere 2 percent, of the revenue needed to balance the state budget. Can you guess how much this tax will raise from a store that shuts down? Not a dime. Both the sales tax my customers pay and the income tax I pay will also dry up.
Ironically, the state could end up collecting less money with this tax than without it. Consumers will lose, too. A growing mountain of scientific evidence shows vapor products help smokers improve their health. In August of last year, Public Health England — an agency within the U.K. government — concluded vapor products are at least 95 percent less harmful than combustible cigarettes. In April of this year, the Royal College of Physicians released a completely separate report that reached the same conclusion. Other scientists and researchers from around the world have chimed in with similar findings. None of this comes as a surprise to people who use these products or to their family doctors. In fact, vape shop owners consistently serve customers referred by a doctor. Having your livelihood wiped out by your state government isn’t simply frustrating — it’s morally wrong. Even more disturbing, the state is bankrupting businesses that help people improve their quality of life. Lawmakers have an obligation to right this wrong and avoid crushing an entire industry. Rep. Jeff Wheeland, R-Williamsport, is proposing legislation that would repeal the 40 percent wholesale tax and replace it with a 5-cents-per-milliliter tax like what exists in North Carolina and Louisiana. While I do not believe vapor products deserve their own tax on top of sales tax, this plan would at least allow me to keep my business open, plan for the future, and serve my customers. If lawmakers don’t pass a solution soon, my business — and hundreds of others — won’t be there to support people trying to quit cigarettes. This unaffordable tax will close my doors for good. It will be an unnatural death at the hands of a horrible public policy. Chris Hughes is a Lycoming County resident and owns Fat Cat Vapor Shop in Montoursville.
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State troopers raise warning flags with retirement tsunami The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association has posted bright flags warning of a potentially devastating trooper retirement tsunami looming just over the horizon. If the storm comes together and the retirement tidal wave hits, it would severely strain police resources, impair our ability to deal with domestic terrorism and dangerously compromise the safety and security of our citizens. In media reports, the troopers’ association stated that 2,000 Pennsylvania State Police troopers will become retirement-eligible within the next three years. These retirements — if they occur in bulk — will swell the current trooper deficit (417 vacancies below the 4,719 authorized complement) and create long-term staffing problems that will reverberate for a decade or more to come. Recent trooper retirement statistics underscore the retirement trend at PSP: Over the last five years (2012-2016 inclusive) the PSP averaged 216 retirements. For the previous five-year period, an average of 153 troopers retired. So far this year, 226 troopers have retired. More needs to be done to fill the ranks. An expedited recruitment and training program featuring a rapid succession of well-stocked cadet classes would solve the problem. However, this approach costs money — and lots of it. Assuming the accuracy of the retirement storm
warning, the question is this: In an era of fiscal belt-tightening and partisanship that jeopardizes even consensus appropriation lines, is there bipartisan will to invest significant state resources as a down payment to address the problem? While the governor and budget negotiators acted aggressively this year and added additional funding to the state spending plan to pay for three new cadet classes, these new troopers may only be a temporary supplicant. Fewer troopers, greater responsibility and an ever-expanding coverage area have placed an incredible burden on the PSP. Troopers are being called on to patrol more communities and citizens every day. When local municipalities disband their police or fail to organize, equip and support a local police force of their own, the state police are required to fill the policing void. According to a Penn State study, the PSP provided full or part-time coverage to 67 percent of the state’s 2,562 municipalities. In rural Pennsylvania, the study found that the state police accounted for 92 percent coverage, with most municipalities requiring full-time service. The study concluded that the state police cover, either full or part time, 3,388,659 citizens per year, with that figure growing each year. Last year, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review completed an in-depth examination of state police staffing from 2008-2014. The review found that while the number of Pennsylvanians relying on state police increased, the number of officers assigned to regional stations for patrols
declined 17 percent. At three-quarters of the stations, staffing levels fell despite the addition of new troopers. The state budget provided millions in additional funding to pay for training three new classes of troopers. However, given the exceedingly high cost to train each flight of 100 cadets, the expense of restocking the ranks is steep. To compound the problem, legislators and transportation advocates have grown wary of diverting Motor License Fund dollars from road, bridge, mass transit and multimodal projects. In fact, the PSP road revenue spigot that is now wide open will soon be ratcheted-back as a result of the passage of new restrictions in the Fiscal Code (Act 85). Given this change, this future funding challenge must be addressed. Lawmakers and the administration have an obligation to examine PSP staffing concerns and craft an aggressive, yet responsible and fiscally sound, approach to ensure that the safety and security needs of Pennsylvania’s citizens are met. Perhaps that means a greater investment from the state’s General Fund or forcing well-heeled municipalities that now rely exclusively on the PSP for police services to pay a reasonable fee for coverage they currently receive for free. The retirement tsunami warning flags are flapping ominously. Let’s hope our policymakers pay heed. State Sen. Jim Brewster is a Democrat from Allegheny/Westmoreland.
JAREDLABELL
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‘I’m paying taxes, but what am I buying?’ Apparently not good aircraft Acclaimed author and vice president of the American Anti-Imperialist League, Mark Twain, popularized the expression, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Bureaucrats revel in distorting life’s spontaneous order with data-driven government policies and interventions. They hide behind their numbers to provide a facade of respectability, or in other instances, employ data to argue conclusions that are just as absurd as the state’s present brutality and thievery. Some statistics, however, frighten even the top critics of big government. Americans’ trust in government is at historically low levels. According to recent Gallup and Pew public opinion polls, more than four-fifths of Americans do not trust Washington, D.C. “to do what is right.” During the past half-century, a fluctuating segment of those respondents — not an insignificant number, but in the single digits — said that they never trust the federal government. Never. That’s a good start. In 2016, individuals living under the jurisdiction of the everexpanding lawless state known as America have ample reason to distrust the government, as do those who are subject to its dictates abroad. Although there are substantive alternatives, the government not only currently commands a monopoly on so-called defense, but it bleeds taxpayers of their hard-earned dollars to involuntarily fund this counterproductive monstrosity headquartered on the Potomac. Even worse, there are countless examples of government policies and interventions that actually further endanger the liberty and security of Americans, not to mention those on the receiving end of Uncle Sam’s so-called benevolent hegemony. To understand the perverse incentives created by the political death cult in Washington, D.C., and its holy priests blessing the bloodletting from the Pentagon, look no further than Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor. In the wake of the failed military coup in Turkey earlier this month against its autocrat Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a notable longtime partner of Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government, the company’s CEO Marillyn Hewson discussed second quarter earnings with analysts on a call July 19 and unabashedly spun the recent developments in Turkey faster than the F-35 can fly. More on that shortly. Hewson reaffirmed Lockheed Martin’s commitment to Erdogan and his government, cynically praising their value to NATO as “an essential security partner in that region for the United States
and for our allies.” She apparently said this without chuckling. Lockheed Martin CFO Bruce Tanner doubled-down on the close partnership with Turkey, emphasizing the company’s dealings dating back to the 1970s and production of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a program attained by Lockheed Martin in 1993 after acquiring an aviation division of General Dynamics. OK, so state parasites from the weapons industry are selling some machines of death to another state? What’s new, you ask? Not much, unfortunately, which brings us back to concerns about the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. This flying dumpster fire has incinerated nearly $400 billion of our tax dollars — so far — making it the most expensive weapons system in the American Empire’s history. But news broke July 28 that the Air Force is close to certifying the F-35 as ready for combat, only a mere decade and a half after the program began. The announcement was made by Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, head of the Air Combat Command and possibly a little-known extra from Stanley Kubrick’s prescient film, Dr. Strangelove. The F-35 has a tortuous history of cost overruns, significant production delays, and astonishing operational issues, much of which the government would like taxpayers to forget. But as the Air Force prepares to parade its expensive new toy before the world — and more ominously, Puerto Rico and the 45 states where it serves as a jobs program for shameless military Keynesianism — let’s make sure that no one forgets about this boondoggle, the jet that ate the Pentagon. Only days before the Air Force’s revelation, national security correspondent Business Insider’s Amanda Macias pointed out a fascinating passage on page 32 of Lockheed Martin’s most recent 10-K annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The final paragraph of the section detailing the status of the F-35 program tells you everything you need to know about central planning and the absurdity of the American Empire. The concluding analysis states, “Current program challenges include, but are not limited to, supplier and partner performance, software development, level of cost associated with life cycle operations and sustainment and warranties, receiving funding for production contracts on a timely basis, executing future flight tests, findings resulting from testing, and operating the aircraft.” Operating the aircraft is a current program challenge after 15 years of expropriating and burning through nearly $400 billion of our tax dollars. But don’t shed tears for supposedly crash-strapped Lockheed Martin, Dear Taxpayer.
Contract negotiations between the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have been prolonged, and nearly $1 billion of the company’s money was invested to keep the program alive, but CFO Bruce Tanner takes comfort in the prospect of a significant return on investment, commenting, “We will not be able to continue and have that level of cash outflow as a corporation. We simply don’t have that capacity. The Pentagon clearly knows that situation, and I’m optimistic that we are going to get cash soon.” Perhaps he was thinking of news from the week prior, because optimism abounds when prospective clients, like those bastions of freedom Qatar and Saudi Arabia (as well as at least half a dozen other nations in the ballistic missile range of North Korea and Iran) are considering multibillion dollar weapons systems such as THAAD, which is “designed to destroy short-, medium-, and intermediate-range missiles in midair.” And that other leading light of liberty, Turkey, has also shown interest in acquiring MEADS from Lockheed Martin, “a missile defense system with a 360-degree field of view designed to defeat short- and medium-range ballistic missiles.” What could possibly go wrong? For now, take a cue from the late Enemy of the State, Murray N. Rothbard, remembering that, “while the short-run prospects for liberty at home and abroad may seem dim, the proper attitude for the libertarian to take is that of unquenchable long-run optimism.” Fifty-seven percent of Americans told Gallup that they pay too much in federal income taxes, which is the highest percentage since 2001. Nearly half of respondents say that their taxes are unfair. Trust in government is at record lows. Now is as good a time as any for our brothers and sisters from across the political spectrum to join in reconstituting last century’s much too shortlived American Anti-Imperialist League. If we do nothing, the U.S. government and its allied Merchants of Death will continue to devour our taxes just as easily as they burn cities to the ground. While the outright costs of war are tangible, the opportunity costs of perpetuating the warfare state are incalculable. In 1918, Randolph Bourne warned, “war is the health of the state,” and the reality is that our taxes are its sustenance. But don’t take it from me. Let James Brown’s band, Fred Wesley & the J.B.’s, lead the indictment of the State: “I’m paying taxes, but what am I buying? A whole lot of government muscle, and everybody crying.” Jared Labell is executive director of Taxpayers United of America.
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JOHNPAYNE THE CAPITOL REPORT House leaders seek special session to fight opioid crisis The opioid addiction crisis is a problem that has no geographic, religious, racial, socioeconomic or partisan boundaries. It has claimed thousands of lives statewide in the last few years, including many lives of our friends and loved ones in the 106th District. Opioid and heroin addiction destroys families, finances and lives at a rate that is truly heartbreaking. In an effort to continue proactively and effectively combatting the crisis, House leaders encouraged Gov. Tom Wolf to call a special session of the General Assembly. I joined leaders and a majority of my House colleagues at this important bipartisan event. This call followed House passage of five measures recommended by the House Task Force and Advisory Committee on Opioid Prescription Drug Proliferation. That legislative package, now with the Senate, addresses opioid addiction by improving insurance coverage of abusedeterrent opioids; setting a limit on opioid prescriptions in emergency rooms; requiring prescribers and dispensers to undergo continuing education in pain management, addiction and prescribing practices; mandating that publicly funded recovery houses have the opioid overdose antidote on hand; and directing the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to find ways to increase access to addiction treatment through health plans. Last session, two new laws were enacted to prevent drug addiction, encourage others to call for help in the event of a drug or alcohol emergency and help reverse opioid-based overdoses.
Increase school bus safety
Should zoning in Middletown permit drinking alcoholic beverages at sidewalk seating at restaurants/bars? Marianne Mills-Gallo: Yes, if you are going to update the downtown, get with the times. David Graybill: Of course. If you’re not sure just go some where they have it Pete McConnell: Makes it easier for Police to trace you to your car, & then pull you over, its great for the Boroughs revenue, could go to fund Elk’s theatre. Leah Bell: Yes, no brainer there. Bob Shrawder: See no reason not too. Julie Starliper: I’m not a drinker but don’t have a problem with it. If it’s a nice night, why not? Lititz let’s you. I was just there! :) Owen Hannah: Absolutely. Thomas Meise: Can you do it at your home ? Lois Cochran: Sure why not...! Dave Drake: Yes Nancy Fischer Eakin: yes Tim Gontz: Yes Stacey Bowers: Yes John Flory: No. Anne Forney Kinsey: yes Russ Shickley: yes John L Webster: Yes Larry Kmetz: Why not?
Self-checkout: love or hate? Peter Matesevac: Love.....when they are being used with small orders by people who possess at least some understanding of how to use them. Julie Starliper: H-A-T-E!! I figure, if they aren’t interested in giving me a discount to do it myself...some one might as well do it FOR me! Shirley Clark: Rarely use them but glad to have the option. The cashiers are so much quicker at finding the vegetable codes. Dave Drake: Not a fan but comes in handy when the regular lines are long. Michael N Kim: Maybe Trump can bring back the cashier and make America great again. Gary Black: I love having the option. Marianne Mills-Gallo: It's ok for a few items, otherwise, NO, I don't like it. There always seems to be an issue that you have to wait for the attendant to help resolve the problem. It's frustrating.
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As children head back to the classrooms for the start of the new school year, I would like to provide parents and students with a list of important school bus safety tips to remember when traveling to and from school this fall. Please take a moment to review the following safety tips, offered by PennDOT, to help ensure children arrive to and from school safely each day: • Get to the school bus stop five minutes early, so you won’t have to run across the
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road to catch the bus. • When waiting for the bus, stay away from traffic. Line up at least five giant steps away from the curb or the road to wait for the bus. • Never run after the school bus if it has already left the bus stop. • Always walk at least 10 feet in front of the bus when crossing so that the school bus driver can see you. • Be aware — cross with care! Wait until the school bus has stopped all traffic before stepping out onto the road. • When the school bus is moving, always stay in your seat. Never put head, arms or hands out the window. • Talk quietly; do not distract the school bus driver. • Never play with the emergency exits. Backpacks, band instruments, or sports equipment may not block the aisle or emergency exits. If there is an emergency, listen to the driver and follow instructions. • Never cross the street behind the school bus. • If you leave something on the bus or drop something outside of the bus, never go back for it. The driver may not see you and begin moving the bus. • Never speak to strangers at the bus stop and never get into a car with a stranger. Pennsylvania’s Motor Vehicle Code states that drivers who approach a school bus with its red lights flashing and its stop arm extended must stop at least 10 feet away from the bus whether the driver is behind the bus or coming toward the bus on the same road or approaching an intersection at which the school bus is stopped. Drivers must remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing, the stop arm has been withdrawn and the children have reached a safe place. Failure to stop for a school bus with a flashing red light and extended stop arm can result in a 60-day driver’s license suspension, five points on an individual’s driving record and a fine. For more school bus safety resources, visit the PA At Your Service section of RepPayne.com. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives whose 106th District includes Middletown. Email him at jpayne106@ pahousegop.com. His Capitol office telephone number is 717-787-2684.
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• “If you can afford to have a trailer, camper or boat you can afford to park them some- where other then on the street. Why should I look out my window and all I see is your things parked out there that you might move once a year?”
cost Bethlehem Steel hundreds of thousands of dollars in busted up equipment, lost time and material. And I know for a fact that some of those names on the wall in D.C. are there because of some pothead not doing his duty in Nam.”
• “Every year I get new glasses and every year they’re crooked on me. I adjust and adjust and I go back and they adjust and adjust and to no avail they are always crooked. And I now finally found out what the problem is, my head is crooked.
• “Narrowing streets makes no sense at all. And wait till the snowplows start tearing up those stupid bricks. Why do you think we got away from brick and cobblestone streets?”
• “I live in the borough. I DO NOT want
a merged police department. We need officers who are dedicated to our town, not patrolling other coverage areas. It’s bad enough that we never see police on our streets. I’m so fed up, I’m about to rent my house to a bunch of college students and move out of the area all together. This town has so much potential, but once again we have ‘leaders’ who want to shove their agenda down our throats. They should be taking care of the things that matter to us, like getting Ann St. paved and our streets swept.”
• “Comment from the 8/10 Sound Off: The streets of Middletown are coming around and things are getting straightened out for the betterment of the community on a hole. I laughed so hard! I thought we were trying to better the whole community, not the hole community!” • “In the past two Sound Off’s, there has
been a request for Long John Silvers, KFC and Dunkin Donuts. Are you kidding me? Yuck! We need restaurants with QUALITY food, not frozen crap that’s mass produced and shipped here on a truck. Try the new Hop Yard. I was extremely impressed with their food - and the prices are very reasonable.”
• I’d respond to the Hillary basher, but Dumpster supporters are too closedminded and caught up in their own hate and anger, so no point wasting my typing fingers.” • “Hey, have you heard? Red lights and stops signs don’t mean anything anymore. It only counts if there’s a cop around, and we all know there are no cops anywhere, anymore.” • “Sorry potheads, I’m against making it legal. I know for a fact that pot smoking
• “I bet it’s good to be the Township attorney, this board keeps him busy! I’d like to see a comparison of Township attorney use from before and after this board, I mean since we the residents are paying him.” • “Seems to me that “Black Lives ‘only’ Matter” when there is a white cop involved.” • “I am proud to be from Kazakhstan. We are the greatest nation on earth and the number one producer of Potassium.” • “I can’t wait until Election Day! We can start to make some much-needed changes from D.C. on down to our local level. Don’t let the door hit you on your way out!” • “Thanks for the Middletown Honor Roll. I was looking for the Lower Dauphin Honor Roll.” • “No way they don’t select Ron Paul to be the next commissioner. There is nobody more qualified, experienced and intelligent to become a commissioner. He would make the others jobs a lot easier. But let’s see what happens.” • “Maybe you should contact the home offices of Long John Silver and KFC. Just may get you a franchise and a whole new career.” • “Every month it seems druggies of town are dying off to the Drug that wins, Heroin. Where’s the families at to get them help. If they keep dying off in our town the streets just might be safer.” • “I’ll tell you how to end those riots, Shoot ‘em! Plug five or six of them and I’ll bet the rest go home. You have a right to protest, and peacefully assemble. No one has a right to riot and loot. They aren’t even protesting any more they are Shopping.”
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Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church
First Church of God
Middletown
Middletown
Welcome all! May God’s light shine upon us as we gather to worship. May the brilliance of His light and His wisdom fill us. May it be as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church for Aug. 24-30 are always open to everyone. Wed., Aug. 24: 6 p.m., Alcoholics
Anonymous Book Study. Sun., Aug. 28: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for August 28: Irv Strohecker; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Paul and Loletta Alexander. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of Louise Eshleman presented by her family. Tues., Aug. 30: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.
Calvary Church has been a part of the Middletown Borough community since 1936. It has been our privilege to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ all these years and to do so knowing the good news has never changed in over 2000 years. We firmly hold to the Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession of Faith and its Larger and Shorter Catechisms as clearly teaching what Scripture teaches. If we believe the Gospel of Christ, then by trusting in his death and resurrection for sinners we can and will be forgiven and saved from God’s wrath.
Please join us each Sunday to hear the Gospel. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the first Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now studying the Gospel of Luke. Feel free to contact us with questions at 944-5835.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
New Beginnings Church
Middletown
Middletown
We are celebrating our 5th Anniversary Sunday, August 28 at 10:30 a.m. We invite all to attend this special day in the life of our church. We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship, one for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and you. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. Youth Fellowship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595. For security purposes our back and side doors will be locked every Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the start of worship. The only door for entry after that will be the front door. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:30 p.m. Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m.; Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. We clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of
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our church life. Pastor Britt writes a daily devotional on Facebook page, “One Way, One Truth, One Life.” We invite all to read it. Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. August ushers: Linda Balmer, Jackie and Sam Rainal, Diane Rowe. Greeter for August: Dick Wagner. Children’s Church leaders for August: Michelle, Katie and Jenny Strohecker. Men’s Group meets every Thursday morning at 6 a.m. for prayer. Community men invited. Confirmation class for Jr./Sr. High youth begins Sun., Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. Our “Prayer and Veggie Garden” is started. Wooden pickets inscribed for the fence are being sold for a cost in memory of, honor of, or family name. Contact Michelle Strohecker at 717-982-5068. Our 8 ft. cross, made out of nails, has been erected for the prayer garden in the back yard and is illuminated every night. Drive by and see it. Save the date of Sunday, August 28 for our special worship service and picnic to celebrate our 5th anniversary. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletownpa.com. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ!” We invite you to come and experience this love.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church and Childcare, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led by Pastor Brad Gilbert. Our services are relaxed and casual. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there is a variety of Christian education classes for all ages. There are several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. There
is a prayer time “Partners in Prayer” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? “Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. We also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies. For additional information please contact the church office at 939-0766 or e-mail us at ebenezerumc890@ comcast.net.
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Middletown
The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Church School is completed for the summer. Adult Forum will resume on Sept. 18, the week after we worship and dine at Indian Echo Caverns. Have a renewing and beautiful summer. Please join us for worship and communion at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28. Our sanctuary is air-conditioned and handicapped accessible, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one. Nursery is available during the service, as well as
Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. Do join us. Our electronic newsletter can be accessed anytime: (1) Search for the website by typing in pcmdt.org or Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown; (2) The “home page” opens with a photo of our church bell tower; (3) Go to the upper right hand corner of the website and click on “resources”; (4) The new page opens with options: click on “newsletter.” (These are PDF files, should open with Adobe Acrobat). The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-944-4322. For further information, see our Website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ Presbyterian Congregation, or call the office.
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
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The Christian Deppen Family, Continued, Part II
The Peter Deppen family in the union was seven children: (1) Elizabeth, wife of Peter Strickler, near Newmanstown, Lebanon County, Pa; (2) Magdeline, wife of Jonathan Zerbe; (3) Barbara, wife of Benjamin Batdorf; (4) Sarah, wife of Frederick Shafer, Jr.; (5) Benjamin Deppen; (6) Peter, Jr.; and (7) Veronica Deppen, all of Schuylkill Co., Pa. Benjamin and Peter never married and the Deppen name in Schuylkill Co. had died out. The family is represented through the Zerbes, Shafers, Wolfes, Dauberts, Roeders, Shermans, Wagners, Kintzels, Brown, Herrings, Heffners, Minnigs, Wenrich, Heinbachs, Youngs, Starrs, Fishers, Butlers, Bush, Gables, Geists, Fidlers, Millers, Lengels, Gehres, Gottschall, Yoder, Stutzman, Artz, Reed and many other names. Peter Deppen is on record as having furnished horse for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, also served in Capt. Philip Filbert’s Company. John Deppen, the oldest son, paid a single man’s tax in Heidelberg Twp. in 1768. He married Anna Barbara, whose surname has not been found, in spite of much effort and research. No doubt she same from Lancaster Co., as John was the eldest son and he was most likely to be well acquainted with his Zimmerman and Bricker cousins, who were Mennonites. As none of the baptisms of Christian and Veronica’s children is recorded in the local church records, and not any of the great-grandchildren have any recollections of who John’s wife was before marriage, her identity was most likely lost through the fact of the family living too far away. John and Anna Barbara moved on the old Deppen homestead after Peter moved to Pine Grove. They lived there until 1785, when he and his wife conveyed his share as to Christian Deppen’s will to Joseph, Jacob and Abraham Deppen. The same year he bought in Heidelberg Twp., (now North Heidelberg), of Henry Gruber, Jr. The mother, Anna Barbara, died March 14, 1816, aged 62 yrs., recorded in Altalaha Church records. John died Oct. 14, 1827 from the effects of carrying stone in the construction of the stone house built in 1826. This farm later was owned by a son David Deppen. John and Anna Barbara raised 11 children. No records of baptisms in the local churches, possibly through Anna Barbara being a Mennonite. The seven sons and four daughters as follows: John, the oldest son married Mary Gamber, moved first to Perry Co., Pa., then to Seneca Co., N.Y.; Christian, married (1) Rebecca Wore and (2) Susan Kaubel, he died in Mercer Co., Pa.; William, married Magdeline Seiler and lived and died in Northumberland Co., Pa.; George, married Mary Magd. Gries, both buried in Northumberland Co.; David, married Elizabeth Scholl, buried at Corner Church, Robesonia, Pa.; Peter, married Catherine Spang, buried in Buchanan Co., Mo.; Henry, married Susan Billman, buried in Lebanon Co., Pa.; Catherine and Barbara Deppen, both unmarried, buried at Rehrersburg, Pa.; Elizabeth, married John Miller, who drowned in the Susquehanna River near Herndon, Pa., Elizabeth is buried at New Franklin, Ohio. The youngest child Sarah married John Billman, both buried at Pine Grove, Pa. Mrs. Philip Tice, of Myerstown, Pa. has a birth record of these 11 children, but it too fails to state the mother’s maiden name. John Deppen, the father also gave his services during the Revolution. David Deppen, third son of the pioneer, died in 1803. He married Margaret McAllister, who married second to Daniel Leininger. David and Margaret deeded in 1802, together with Jacob and Abraham to Joseph Deppen, 121 acres, including the “Burial Grounds.” David’s children were: Michael, married Sallie Weiser, moved to Delaware Co., Ohio, and then to Cumberland Co., Ill.; Mary Magdeline Deppen, second child, married George Forrer, they have no children; Sarah, third child, married Peter Spang; Daniel Deppen, youngest child of David Margaret Deppen, became a physician, married Catherine Smith, lived on a farm east of Bernville, Berks Co., Pa. He had four sons graduated from medical department of the University of Penna. Joseph Deppen, fourth son, married Elizabeth, daughter of Adam Weigley and his wife Eva H. Walter, of Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa. Adam Weigley later conducted the “Black Horse Tavern” and stagecoach stop just west of Robesonia. Joseph worked for Adam Weigley as a carpenter. He died Oct. 13, 1826 and Elizabeth in Womelsdorf in 1859. Joseph was the last son to live on the original Deppen homestead, at the time of his death he owned 552 acres of land, a Fulling Mill and town lots in Womelsdorf, Pa. He left 12 heirs: Samuel, married Maria Royer; Joseph, Jr., married Elizabeth Holstein; Isaac, married Susan Wenrich; Jacob, married Elizabeth Fernsler; Michael, died single; Adam, married Sophia Putt; Elizabeth, died single; Julian, married Henry Noll; Frances, married Jonathan Loos; Hannah, married Oliver Clark of Connicutt, no issue; Mathilda, married Louis Livingood; Mary, married John Price. Jacob died intestate and no children. Mathilda Livingood and Hannah Clark had no children. Joseph Deppen served in the Revolution together with his brother Abraham. Jacob Deppen died intestate in 1828, a single man. The distribution of his estate caused considerable trouble at the search for his brothers and sisters children extended from 1828 to 1852. Dr. Daniel Deppen was administrator. Jacob was buried on his own plantation under an apple tree. Anna Deppen second daughter, wife of George Yeakley, lived in Heidelberg, Tulpehocken, Pine Grove Twp. of Berks Co., thence to Mahanoy Twp., of Northumberland Co., Pa., where her husband died in 1784. No graves have been found of either of them. They lived on the very edge of the frontier, when this section was still the wildest Indian country, and where he served as a Frontier Ranger, during the Revolutionary War. We can only surmise the cause of his death, Maybe the Indians massacred him. At any rate people were buried on their plantations in those days, and most of those have become destroyed. George was the son of Benedict Yougli, a fellow passenger of both Christian Deppen and Christian Ruchty. He bought land in the Swamp near Reinhold’s Station, and fell under the influence of Conrad Beissel, who led a movement of German Baptists, and taught marriage was a sin. He had great influence over people and many joined his colony at Ephrata, Pa. Among these was Benedict Yougli, who sold his farm and led the life of a monk. Whether his wife joined is not mentioned, presumably she did as he sold the farm, although no record has been found at Lancaster, Pa. Many families renounced their marital vows, and the men led the life of a monk, and the women solitary lives as nuns. Brother Benedict, as he was called, tired of the narrow life of extreme self-denial and on the promise of going to Switzerland for an inheritance, which he promised to give to the Brethren for a printing press, he left the “Cloister” and went to Philadelphia, where he died in Nov. 1741, just before sailing. He furnished the logs of one of the buildings at Ephrata. After his death the children came to Heidelberg Twp., later part of Berks Co., Pa. Many of these who entered this colony left shortly afterwards, among these were the Conrad Weiser family. This place is a historic shrine and visited by thousands every year, which cannot fail to get a glimpse into a very important era of two centuries ago. Thus, the son and daughter of these two 1736 pioneers met and married. The widow Anna and eldest son George appeared at Sunbury, Pa., in 1784. The heirs were as follows: the widow Anna, sons George, John, Henry, Jacob, and Nicholas. Conrad and daughters Susan, wife of Sebastian Stonebraker, and Christiana, a minor. The farm was along the Mahantongo Creek. These children all wandered away from Northumberland Co., with the exception of Conrad, who was killed in an explosion. His descendants have all removed from their native state, except two of the children of his son Jacob, who himself, went to Seneca, N.Y. Two of his sons: James and Isaac Yeakley, died in Pennsylvania, also the daughter Julian, wife of Daniel Botteiger. The sons, Jacob, John, Daniel and Anna Catherine, wife of Solomon Savage went to New York. The New York branch spells the name Yakeley. Anna’s son Michael moved to Butler Co., Ohio, spelling the name Yeakle, John went to Frederick Co., Va., where the family retains the original spelling Yeakley. Susan and Sebastian Stonebraker went to Butler Co., Ohio, then to Montgomery Co., Indiana, where they are buried. The youngest daughter Christiana, married Isaac Depoy in Rockingham Co., Va. The Depoys were French Huguenots. All the Depoys settled in Virginia and West Virginia. Anna Deppen, Continued Column #364
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